Businesses claim New York virus mitigation measures exceeded authority

Published August 14, 2020 9:00pm ET



Nine Buffalo businesses have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo alleging the state has overreached in its COVID-19 pandemic response and violated the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.

The complaint was filed Aug. 7 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York against Cuomo, the New York state Senate, Attorney General Letitia James, and the New York state Assembly.

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