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Court orders defiant Michigan barber to close his shop
Read full article: Court orders defiant Michigan barber to close his shop(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)DETROIT A Michigan court on Thursday ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state's coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to keep cutting hair. The Michigan appeals court overturned a decision by a Shiawassee County judge and ordered him to sign an injunction sought by state regulators. Gretchen Whitmer has kept barbershops and hair salons closed for weeks, citing a high risk of virus transmission as stylists cut hair and people wait for their turn. Uncontroverted evidence clearly revealed that COVID-19 is a highly communicable illness, the appeals court said. Texas hair salon owner Shelley Luther, who was briefly jailed for opening her shop, appeared at a rally outside Manke's business.