Michigan Supreme Court: Gov. Whitmer’s COVID orders no longer in effect
DETROIT – The Michigan Supreme Court has denied the state’s request for a transition window for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic orders after her powers were struck down earlier this month.
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On Oct. 2, the court ruled that a 1945 law that Gov. Whitmer was drawing from to issue orders was unconstitutional. The ruling created confusion around whether or not her orders were still in effect for a short period after the ruling. At the time, Whitmer’s office claimed the orders would remain in effect for 21 days.
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Thunderstorms arrive tonight, but the coldest air of the season makes an appearance later this week. And once it gets here it looks like it will hang around for a while.
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- Health officials have linked 13 positive COVID-19 cases to a popular bar and a restaurant near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. Click here to read more.
- An Allen Park man started coughing on Riverview officers and claiming he had COVID-19 while they tried to arrest him for squealing his tires and excessive noise, police said. Click here to read more.
- School administrators and individuals from the health department in Washtenaw County signed a joint letter to the community to follow COVID-19 protocol. Click here to read more.
- On Monday, 47-year-old Detroit resident Omar Alexander-Roman Coney was arraigned on several criminal charges. Click here to read more.
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