Small Businesses, Churches Challenge Minnesota Lockdown in Federal Court

Small Businesses, Churches Challenge Minnesota Lockdown in Federal Court
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 17, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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Claiming overreach, Minnesota churches and small business owners have filed a federal lawsuit to strike down Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency orders that have largely shuttered civil society and brought economic activity close to a standstill in the state.

The lockdown in Minnesota began on March 17.