Michigan judge sides with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a lawsuit filed against her shelter-in-place order and denied the plaintiffs an injunction.
The demonstrators around the country who have rallied in state capitals called the orders too extreme and a violation of their rights.A Michigan judge sided with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against herCourt of Claims Judge Christopher M. Murraysaid Steve Martinko and other plaintiffs' claims that the order infringed on their constitutional rights were not strong due to the severity of the pandemic.
As of Thursday, Michigan has 40,399 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,670 related deaths, according to data from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. People protest against what they call excessive quarantine at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., April 15, 2020.
People protest against what they call excessive quarantine at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., April 15, 2020.
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