Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks before Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris at the Detroit Pistons Practice Facility in Detroit, Mich., on Sept. 22, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will no longer enforce state executive orders related to COVID-19 through criminal prosecution, her office announced in a recent statement.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, declared and kept extending a state of emergency without the proper authority.
