RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov.
Roy Cooper's administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out of it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * RALEIGH, N.C.
(AP) — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper's administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out of it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? RALEIGH, N.
C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out of it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
The justices agreed unanimously that counterclaims that Ace Speedway in Alamance County and its owners filed seeking financial damages can continue, agreeing with a Court of Appeals panel in 2022 and a trial judge that refused to throw them out. That lawsuit was filed weeks after a judge in 2020 helped enforce then-Healt.