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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS et al v. PHILIP D. MURPHY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY et al
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September 17, 2020
Movie Theater Owners Drop Virus Suit After Cinemas Reopen
Movie theater owners and their trade associations have ended their federal suit against New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state health commissioner over the monthslong mandatory shutdown of cinemas in the Garden State amid the coronavirus outbreak after Murphy allowed theaters to reopen on a limited basis.
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August 18, 2020
NJ Judge Won't Cut Cinemas A Break On Virus Closure Order
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday knocked down an effort by cinema owners and their trade groups to unlock theater doors in the Garden State amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying state officials presented valid reasons for keeping them shuttered while allowing similar venues like churches to reopen.
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August 05, 2020
If Churches Can Open, Why Can't The Movies, Biz Group Asks
Cinema owners and related trade groups blasted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 shutdown mandate in federal court Wednesday, arguing it unfairly harms movie theaters while giving preferential treatment to religious worship that poses just as much risk to spread the virus.
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July 27, 2020
NJ Says Reopening Cinemas Poses Risk Of COVID-19 Spread
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state health commissioner said reopening movie theaters in the state poses grave risks of spreading COVID-19 as the officials called on a federal court to keep cinema doors shuttered in the face of a lawsuit from movie theater owners and their trade associations.
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July 14, 2020
NJ Cinema Owners Can't Get Virus Closure Lifted, For Now
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid from movie theater owners and their trade associations to immediately block state officials from enforcing orders keeping theater doors closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they didn't meet "the stringent standard for granting this extraordinary relief."
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July 07, 2020
Movie Theater Owners Sue NJ Gov. Over COVID-19 Shutdown
The AMC movie theater chain, other theater owners and their trade groups have hit New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state health commissioner with a federal lawsuit alleging they are unconstitutionally keeping theater doors shuttered amid the COVID-19 pandemic while permitting similar venues like churches to reopen.