Reversing a lower court decision, a Michigan appeals court says a barber who captured national attention for cutting hair in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency orders must close his shop.
Barber Karl Manke, of Owosso, Mich., gives a free haircut to Parker Shonts on May 20 on the steps of the State Capitol. On Thursday, the Michigan Court of Appeals says Manke must close his barbershop.Barber Karl Manke, of Owosso, Mich., gives a free haircut to Parker Shonts on May 20 on the steps of the State Capitol. On Thursday, the Michigan Court of Appeals says Manke must close his barbershop.
Manke's attorney argued, among other things, that the order to pull his barber's license and close his shop violated his First Amendment right to protest the reach of the governor's executive orders."Here, the State has an important governmental interest in containing the spread of COVID-19," the decision reads, then continues to say that the governor's executive order is"directed at that interest and not at any speech or expressive conduct.
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