Judge won’t delay order that lets NC bowling alleys reopen

RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge has refused to delay enforcement of his ruling allowing dozen of bowling alleys to reopen in contradiction to Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive order.

[Judge rules bowling alleys in NC can reopen; Cooper requests stay]

Judge James Gale denied on Wednesday the request from attorneys for the state representing Cooper in a lawsuit filed by an association of bowling lane operators.

Now Department of Justice lawyers are asking the state Supreme Court to intervene.

Gale decided the association was likely to win on arguments that Cooper’s order wrongly treated them differently compared to businesses with similar virus-risk levels allowed to reopen. Bars and gyms remain closed.

Judge rules bowling alleys in NC can reopen; Cooper requests stay Judge rules bowling alleys in NC can reopen; Cooper requests stay

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