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Democratic governors hit with flurry of legal challenges to coronavirus lockdowns
Politico ^ | 5/17/20 | Caitlin Oprysko

Posted on 05/17/2020 11:29:41 AM PDT by Libloather

The raging public debate over statewide coronavirus lockdowns is running parallel to a series of legal battles in state capitals - and the lockdown skeptics got a big boost this week.

The decision by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to toss Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide shelter-in-place order set off a scramble in cities across the state to impose their own local restrictions. Elsewhere, bars and restaurants shut down by the order declared themselves open for business.

And legal challenges are continuing to pile-up across the country - even as governors who extend their state’s shelter-in-place orders begin peeling back some restrictions. The plaintiffs are business owners, aggrieved private citizens, pastors and in some cases, state legislators and legislatures.

The targets? Almost always Democratic governors or their top health appointees.

Already, more than a dozen states across the country have faced lawsuits over their lockdown mandates - although it’s not clear whether any will be as successful as the litigation filed by Wisconsin’s Republican-led Legislature.

In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Friday defended her unilateral extension of the state’s emergency declaration and its stay-at-home order against a lawsuit brought, as in Wisconsin, by the GOP-controlled Legislature after it voted to deny her an extension last month.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: democrats; governors; gretchenwhitmer; lawsuit; lockdowns; michigan; shutdown; tonyevers; tyranny; whitler; whitmer; wisconsin
Need more protests as well.
1 posted on 05/17/2020 11:29:41 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Screw the lawsuits. Do what you want and let the burden of proof fall on the tyrants. Then threaten lawsuits if they push the issue.


2 posted on 05/17/2020 11:32:21 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
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To: Libloather

“...lockdown skeptics...”

.... versus the other side ....the lock up fear mongers.


3 posted on 05/17/2020 11:32:45 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: rfreedom4u

Pa. is moving big time against Gov. Wolf....


4 posted on 05/17/2020 11:34:17 AM PDT by caww
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To: Libloather
There ya go. And the circle is complete.

99.9% of demonicRATS are lawyers and lawyers are their main campaign contributors.

The stimulus money will go to paying lawyers and the lawyers will use a portion of those billions of dollars to contribute to demonicRAT lawmakers.

Rinse and repeat.

5 posted on 05/17/2020 11:34:58 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Libloather

It worked for Wisconsin. FREEDOM! :)


6 posted on 05/17/2020 11:48:48 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Libloather
New-Normal
7 posted on 05/17/2020 11:49:18 AM PDT by timestax
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To: Susquehanna Patriot
“...lockdown skeptics...”

.... versus the other side ....the lock up fear mongers Science deniers.

Fixed it for you.

8 posted on 05/17/2020 11:58:06 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (THE)
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To: Libloather
And I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed that so far that the ACLU is NOWHERE to be found amidst all these civil rights violations that are blatantly unconstitutional.

Nowhere.

9 posted on 05/17/2020 12:01:22 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: timestax

“Natzi Germany”. No, it’s “Nazi Germany” As much as I agree with the sentiment, always make sure at least that the spelling is right and that there aren’t blatant errors in grammar. Otherwise it just creates memes helping the other side.


10 posted on 05/17/2020 12:05:31 PM PDT by Mr. Rabbit
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To: timestax

I don’t want any “new normal” - as if the old is going away, FOR GOOD.

That’s why they need to stop saying such things.


11 posted on 05/17/2020 12:12:13 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: Mr. Rabbit
It's NOT my meme. I can't go back and fix it, as I didn't create it.

If you think You can create super dooper memes, got to it!

12 posted on 05/17/2020 12:15:13 PM PDT by timestax
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To: timestax
GO TO IT
13 posted on 05/17/2020 12:18:26 PM PDT by timestax
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To: timestax

That doesn’t change the fact that our side passing around a meme like this harms us.
“I have a deram!”
That kind of thing.


14 posted on 05/17/2020 12:19:53 PM PDT by Mr. Rabbit
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To: Lizavetta

They’re busy trying to deny basic civil rights to male college students


15 posted on 05/17/2020 12:52:31 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Libloather

The continued lockdowns are unconstitutional.


16 posted on 05/17/2020 1:55:36 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Libloather

More protests in Blue states... And more lawsuits, too.


17 posted on 05/17/2020 1:56:45 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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