Plaintiff filed its lawsuit seeking injunctive relief from St. Louis County’s April 20, 2020, Stay-at-Home Order1 two days after that Order had been superseded, and twelve days after the County had enacted the superseding law.St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that yesterday the court granted plaintiff's motion for a voluntary dismissal.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2020
Church's Challenge To St Louis COVID-19 Order Dismissed As Moot
In Church of the Word v. St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, (ED M, May 31, 2020), a Missouri federal district court dismissed as moot (with leave to amend) a church's challenge to St. Louis County's COVID-19 restrictions on church services. The court said in part: