U.S. judge refuses to block Gov. Wolf’s COVID-19 inspired ban on indoor dining
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Fenicci s of Hershey is one of the central Pennsylvania restaurants that unsuccessfully challenged Gov, Wolf s ban on indoor dining in federal court.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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Saying the edict doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge Wednesday refused a plea by two midstate restaurants and a local trade association to block Gov. Tom Wolf from enforcing his temporary COVID-19 related ban on indoor dining at restaurants.
U.S. Middle District Judge Christopher C. Conner stressed that he understands the economic pain the dine-in prohibition is causing. Still, he concluded his court cannot intervene in the absence of a civil rights violation which the Hershey Independent Restaurant Association and the owners of the Fenicci’s of Hershey and The River House Bar & Grill failed to demonstrate.