Gwinnett County Magistrate Judge Mark A. Lewis has issued a permanent injunction against the city of Snellville. He overturned the City Council's Dec. 14 decision to approve Sunday sales by council vote, rather than referendum. The judge also invalidated the seven licenses the city handed out as a result of what he called an "illegally passed ordinance."halting the flow of alcohol at restaurants on Sundays.

The ruling upset many of the restaurants located in the Snellville city limits.