The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the governor Friday for penalizing 'New Yorkers who wish to engage in protest activity but are barred from doing so.'
The non-profit alleged that Cuomo was engaging in prohibited discrimination with respect to different activities under the First Amendment, which protects both religious practices and the exercise of free speech.
Later on Friday, Cuomo abandoned course, reversing the previous executive order and expanding permissions to gather up to 10 people to all non-essential activities, for any reason. His office declined to comment to"The right to protest and exercise free speech is the foundation of all our other liberties, and during a crisis is exactly when we need to be most vigilant about protecting it," the NYCLU said in a statement.
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