North Carolina Supreme Court to Consider COVID-19 Bar Shutdown Cases

Justices will weigh appeals from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in Raleigh, N.C., on June 2, 2020. Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP

North Carolina’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider cases brought against Gov. Roy Cooper for forcing bars to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justices in recent days issued orders accepting Mr. Cooper’s appeals against lower court decisions that favored the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association and bar owners.