Cuomo Sued by Orthodox Jewish Group Over Covid Restrictions (1)

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was sued Thursday by Agudath Israel of America, a national grassroots Orthodox Jewish organization that advocates for synagogues, over new restrictions instituted in state coronavirus hot spots.

The group said in a complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn that Cuomo “has trampled” on Orthodox Jews’ “constitutional right to the Free Exercise of Religion.”

Cuomo on Tuesday announced new restrictions on businesses, schools and houses of worship in New York’s coronavirus hot spots. In the complaint, Agudath Israel, along with three of its 70 affiliated synagogues in the state, called Cuomo’s “cluster action” ...