Judge Stickman concluded these orders were unconstitutionally overboard.
The court concluded as follows:
Limitations on “events and gatherings” of 25 persons for indoor gatherings and 250 persons for outdoor gatherings violate individuals’ First Amendment right of assembly and their related right of free speech.
Orders closing “non-life-sustaining” businesses and imposing a lockdown through stat-at-home orders violated individuals’ liberties guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
In sum, the court did not believe that the ongoing pandemic sufficiently justified an infringement on constitutional liberties in the name of protecting public health and safety: