Owner Michael Mattson toasts the re-opening of the Friends and Neighbors bar in Appleton, Wis. following the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down Governor Tony Evers' safer-at-home order on May 13, 2020. (William Glasheen/USA Today Netwo FOX NEWS - Several bars across Wisconsin were flooded with patrons just hours after the state Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down an extension of Gov.
Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order that had been in effect since mid-March to limit the effect of the coronavirus. The 4-to-3 ruling essentially reopened the state, lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants.