Court Halts Ban on Kentucky Church Gatherings

Court Halts Ban on Kentucky Church Gatherings
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a news conference at the state's Emergency Operations Center at the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., about the coronavirus situation, on May 3, 2020. Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky—A federal court halted the Kentucky governor’s temporary ban on mass gatherings from applying to in-person religious services, clearing the way for Sunday church services.

U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove on Friday issued a temporary restraining order enjoining Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration from enforcing the ban on mass gatherings at “any in-person religious service which adheres to applicable social distancing and hygiene guidelines.”