by: WOOD TV8
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD TV) —A West Michigan chiropractor has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s mask rule, saying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s health department has no authority to make it mandatory.
The Grand Haven chiropractor's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Court of Claims, claims the health department can regulate gatherings under state law but can’t order masks, which are widely promoted as a way to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Semlow Peak Performance Chiropractic in Grand Haven is also one of the first lawsuits since the Whitmer administration issued new coronavirus orders following a defeat at the Michigan Supreme Court.
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