PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court has dismissed a judge’s ruling that threw out Gov. Tom Wolf’s sweeping COVID-19 restrictions, saying the issue is now moot because statewide mitigation measures have expired and Pennsylvania voters have since constrained a governor’s emergency powers.The 3rd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that since Wolf's stay-at-home order, limits on crowd size and business closures are no longer in effect, there is "consequently no relief that this court can grant."The Philadelphia-based appeals court also noted that Pennsylvania voters in May approved amendments to the state constitution that give lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations.The appeals court's order instructed U.S.