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US Counties Defy Stay-at-Home Orders to Protect Civil Liberties: ‘We Like Our Bill of Rights’

US Counties Defy Stay-at-Home Orders to Protect Civil Liberties: ‘We Like Our Bill of Rights’
Demonstrators protest California Gov. Gavin Newsom's continued statewide shelter in place order outside of San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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As some county officials across the United States defy state stay-at-home orders and small-business owners begin reopening businesses during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdowns, sheriffs and experts say such decisions are driven by issues of civil liberty, and reopenings should be based on specific on-the-ground realities.
In the past few weeks, three counties in California, two in Arizona, and one in Washington state have reportedly begun defying governors’ orders to either reopen segments of their economies before the states’ scheduled dates or refusing to arrest citizens found defying lockdown orders.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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