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Judge Spikes Gov. Whitmer’s Request To Shut Down Michigan Barber

Tim Pearce
Judge Spikes Gov. Whitmer’s Request To Shut Down Michigan Barber
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A Michigan county judge denied a request by the state attorney general to close down an Owosso barbershop that has now been open for weeks in violation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdown order.

Shiawassee County Circuit Judge Matthew Stewart ruled against Whitmer on Thursday, refusing to grant an injunction on 77-year-old Karl Manke’s barbershop. Manke opened his shop on May 4 and closed it briefly last week after being served papers from the state attorney general. He again opened his shop on Tuesday, according to The Detroit News.

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