Maine church seeks preemptive ban on COVD-19 restrictions
NY Post
PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine church that sued over coronavirus restrictions last year is taking a preemptive legal strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that’s spreading across the country.
Calvary Chapel in Orrington is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Democratic Gov. Janet Mills from enforcing or reinstating any pandemic-related restrictions due to the delta variant. The state responded by noting that the governor’s civil emergency already expired, making the lawsuit unnecessary.
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