(200811) -- PARIS, Aug. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Guests wearing masks attend a wedding ceremony at a church in Hazebrouck, northern France, Aug. 8, 2020. France has resumed wedding registration, but strictly controlled the scale and the number of guests. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua) (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials are challenging a federal judge’s ruling in favor of two couples who wanted to have more than 50 people at their weddings despite the state’s pandemic-related restrictions.
U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby issued a preliminary injunction Friday that allowed a western New York golf club to accommodate more than 50 people for the weddings, though the venue has to operate under the same 50% capacity rule as restaurants serving dinner indoors.
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration told the federal court this week they are appealing the ruling as they seek a temporary restraining order.
