hotspice58 wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 11:53 pm
How have Democratic governors overreached? Governor Cuomo FOLLOWED Donald Trump.
How did Cuomo follow Trump? The shutdown was only supposed to last a couple of weeks. None of the gov's had the legal right to lock down their states for more than 30 days. The DOJ is intervening where they see over reach of a gov's powers granted in their state constitution. They've already sent a letter to Los Angeles mayor and Gov Newsom.
DOJ intervenes in case challenging Illinois coronavirus ...
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1 day ago - The Department of Justice on Friday intervened in an Illinois case that has the ... Barr warns of DOJ intervention if state lockdown orders go 'too far' ... Continuing, the DOJ said: “According to the lawsuit, the Governor's actions are not ... the executive orders appear to reach far beyond the scope of the 30-day ...
The statement of interest marks the latest intervention by the DOJ in lawsuits against state coronavirus restrictions. In April, Attorney General William Barr announced an initiative directing officials to review coronavirus restrictions to ensure that civil liberties are not being violated.
On Friday Assistant Attorney Eric Dreiband also wrote to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County’s health director, warning that a longer-term lockdown “may be arbitrary and unlawful.”
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The DOJ is pressuring state and local officials over stay-at ...
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12 hours ago - The Department of Justice has weighed in on stay-at-home orders in Illinois and ... and letters to both Los Angeles officials and California's governor — are part ... the executive orders appear to reach far beyond the scope of the 30-day ... the possibility of long-term lockdown of the residents in the City and ...
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DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go ...
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Apr 21, 2020 - Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would ... Attorney General William Barr speaks during a coronavirus task force news ...