Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had the right to use emergency powers to extend the state’s lockdown measures in response to the ongoing CCP virus pandemic, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled on May 21, after Republican lawmakers challenged the move in a lawsuit.
Judge Cynthia Stephens of the Court of Claims declared Thursday that the governor did not require legislative approval to keep Michigan under a state of emergency until May 28. At the time, Whitmer cited a 1945 law and a 1976 statute to extend the state’s emergency declaration.
