Kansas Businesses Drop Suit After County Modifies Covid Order

May 19, 2020, 2:36 PM UTC

A pair of Linn County business owners dropped a suit against public health officials in a Kansas federal court after the county issued a new order requiring it to get a warrant if a business objects to a request for records to help conduct Covid-19 contact tracing.

Jackie Taylor, the owner of the Linn County News, and Linda Jo Hisel, the owner of Nana Jo’s restaurant, filed a suit challenging the county’s original order as unconstitutional May 10 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. They moved to dismiss the case Monday.

The businesses alleged the original ...

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