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The ruling says the state's top health official exceeded her statutory authority by ordering "nonessential" businesses to close. Ohio's COVID-19 lockdown is illegal, a state judge ruled today, because it exceeds the powers granted by the statute under which it was imposed. Responding to a May 8 lawsuit filed by the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law on behalf of 35 gyms, Lake County Court of Common Pleas Judge Eugene Lucci enjoined Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton from penalizing the plaintiffs or similar businesses for violating the lockdown, provided "they operate in compliance with all applicable safety regulations."

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28655 Monday, August 19, 2002 The end of income tax, the return of economic liberty Posted: August 19, 20021:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: The following commentary by Alan Keyes first appeared in Business Reform Magazine, a Christian business magazine applying God's word in the workplace. By Alan Keyes © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Is the economic policy of the United States on, say, taxation, an economic question, a political question, or even possibly a spiritual question? This is perhaps not as easy a choice as it...