Striking Down Whitmer's Emergency Powers Was Key

Striking Down Whitmer's Emergency Powers Was Key
(Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

It’s been one year since the Michigan Supreme Court struck down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s misuse of executive power during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, many governors used emergency powers to unilaterally put in place unprecedented mandates, such as prolonged school closures, business lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders. Outside of wartime, these types of measures had never been used this extensively. It came as no surprise that they were controversial.

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