Judge rejects Wolf’s request for stay on shutdown ruling

By: Torsten Ove

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to stay an order striking down key COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the governor on public gatherings pending an appeal before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV ruled that the Wolf administration is unlikely to succeed in its appeal of his order or prove that the administration will be irreparably harmed without a stay.

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