I saw a couple tweeters about this I guess yesterday, here’s Breitbart link, has audio, all articles seem based on the interview on the Huey Hewitt show:
AG Barr: ‘Our Federal Constitutional Rights Don’t Go Away in an Emergency’
Other links:
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns
The Justice Department will consider taking legal action against governors who continue to impose stringent rules for dealing with the coronavirus that infringe on constitutional rights even after the crisis subsides in their states, Attorney General William Barr said.
DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors’ Restrictions Go ‘Too Far,’ Barr Says
Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would support legal action against states that continue to impose strict social distancing rules even after coronavirus cases begin to subside in their respective states.
In a Tuesday interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Barr called some current stay-at-home orders “burdens on civil liberties” and said that if they continued and lawsuits were brought, his department would side against the state.
“The idea that you have to stay in your house is disturbingly close to house arrest. I’m not saying it wasn’t justified. I’m not saying in some places it might still be justified. But it’s very onerous, as is shutting down your livelihood,” Barr said.