Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects legal bid to stop Trump's Tulsa rally over coronavirus concerns

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

TULSA — The Oklahoma Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal of a lawsuit attempting to block President Trump from holding an indoor campaign rally Saturday in Tulsa that many feared could worsen the spread of coronavirus, paving the way for the event to go off as planned.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of local residents, business owners and a community center in the historically black neighborhood of Greenwood earlier this week had demanded that the arena adhere to social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or that the event be canceled. The Trump campaign has said it will take temperatures of supporters entering the 19,000-seat BOK Center and hand out masks, but face coverings are not required.

The plaintiffs had sought a temporary injunction against the ASM Global, the parent company of the entity that manages the BOK Center, "to protect against a substantial, imminent, and deadly risk to the community," according to a copy of the complaint. Paul DeMuro, an attorney for the plaintiffs, had argued that it was "madness" to let the event proceed as new coronavirus cases in Tulsa are spiking.

The court said that the state's June 1 reopening plan allowed business owners to use discretion over social distancing measures, and they were not mandatory as the plaintiffs had asserted.

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By Robert Klemko, Colby Itkowitz and Annie Gowen
6/19/2020, 3:30:00 p.m.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tulsa-imposes-curfew-ahead-of-trump-rally-to-prevent-violent-protesting/2020/06/19/56d31058-b21f-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html

[cp]

1. Guessing the OK "Supreme" Court is as crappy as Wisconsin's

Rife with Republican corporate assholes, bought and paid for.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's the problem - they were guidelines, not rules. I didn't think they'd do it.

[at140]

3. Why stop enemy committing suicide?

Let them all get infected with covid-19 and perish.

[RussBLib]

7. but people are "flying in" to the event from all over the US

and when the event is over, all of those people will be flying back out to their own communities, and likely causing new outbreaks all over the country.

Not smart, but poor Trumpy needs his adoration fix.

I wonder how many lies he will tell this time. 50? 100? Taking bets?

[mainer]

4. I hope protesters stay home and safe and healthy

Cede the area to the MAGATs and their viruses.

[Siwsan]

5. The real action will be when they start temperature checks at the entrance to the venue

I imagine people who register whatever the magic number may be, will not be at all pleased or ready to be compliant. Plus, if there are those thunderstorms, people will be pushing to get inside.

Many are going to regret this. If not tomorrow, then in a few weeks.

[Alacritous Crier]

8. The ones who don't get in...

will probably be handed weapons and ordered to commit violence agains the peaceful protesters.

[sdfernando]

9. Well, I think the temperature thing is all just Kabuki theater

Magically, everyone will be just fine, no one will have a high temperature and all will be allowed in.

[bluestarone]

6. Let these fuckers have their day of glory.

I really look forward to hearing that LOTS of them get sick and even DIE!

[noneof_theabove]

10. Once they are all inside

the police should throw locked chains around the outside of the door handle, leave an armed guard with orders to use all necessary force for them to say inside or neutralize them if the do exit.

Then announce that the medical techs will be there in 2 weeks to gather all information and test each person as they leave.

That's how you stop a pandemic from spreading.

Oh, yes, Trump and crew get stay there also.