GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is being sued as plaintiffs allege she violated their constitutional rights with her executive orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
At least one expert says the lawsuit isn’t likely to go very far given the circumstances surrounding the governor’s moves.
Thelawsuit (PDF)filed in federal court Tuesday accuses Whitmer of violating the constitutional “takings clause,” which prohibits a government from taking people’s property without compensation. The plaintiffs in the suit, four people from the Detroit area and a lawn care business, claim that the governor took from them when forcing their businesses to shutter.
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