The case, brought by seven stateside businesses against the Democratic governor, is just one of several cases challenging her power to issue public health orders.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a Statement of Interest in a civil lawsuit challenging the COVID-19 shutdown orders of Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The statement, made on behalf of seven businesses, calls Whitmer's orders"arbitrary and irrational."
"The facts alleged suggest that Michigan has imposed arbitrary and irrational limits on Plaintiffs," the statement reads, proclaiming that Whitmer's order and Gordon's enforcement of it"could violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment" by designating certain businesses as"essential" and thus worth remaining open while it labels others as"nonessential" and worthy of closing.
Now-Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks with reporters after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 8, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.The statement says Whitmer's shutdown order is"arbitrary and irrational" because the businesses who filed a lawsuit against it claim they can safely operate without endangering the safety of their employees or clients.
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