Michigan Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with 77-Year-Old Barber over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Michigan Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with 77-Year-Old Barber over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court sided with 77-year-old barber Karl Manke over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday.

Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have been relentlessly pursuing Manke, attempting to force the closure of his shop during the coronavirus pandemic.

Great Lakes News reported on Facebook late Friday that the Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Owosso barber — a stunning decision, given the narrow 4-3 ideological split in favor of conservatives.

According to Great Lakes News, Manke’s attorney, David Kallman, called it the “biggest, most lopsided victory of his career.”

Whitmer and Nessel fined Manke and stripped him of his license after he repeatedly refused to close his business in defiance of Whitmer’s executive orders.

A Michigan Court of Appeals upheld that Manke’s license suspension was valid, but the Supreme Court decision reversed that.

Manke was defiant after the Appeals Court ruling and told WILX, “I’m still open, still working until they cut my hands off.”

[Anti Federalist]

some good news thanks

[Origanalist]

The world needs more Karl Manke's.

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The world needs more Karl Manke's.

If just 10% of the population had acted like him and defied stay at home orders and orders to close businesses, things would have gone very, very differently.

Hopefully enough people "woke up" over this that it won't be so easy next time.

It will never be the majority, but you don't need a majority. Just enough. I bet less than 10% of the population is out protesting the Floyd death.....

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[Warrior_of_Freedom]

there's no point to keeping businesses closed if everyone is already wearing masks and gloves. People infected don't spit acid and spontaneously combust