New York Officials Wrongly Limited Religious Services While Condoning Protests: Judge

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at his daily briefing at New York Medical College during the outbreak of the CCP virus in Valhalla, N.Y. on May 7, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

Democratic officials in New York wrongly imposed harsh restrictions on religious gatherings even as they condoned mass gatherings, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The restrictions violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe said as he issued a preliminary injunction.