Michigan Gyms Risk Legal Consequences to Defy Order

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In March, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order closing businesses in her state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, nearly four months later, some of those businesses are openly defying the order — and risking legal liability. 

According to the Detroit Free Press, while Whitmer’s order was relaxed for northern parts of the state, where the population is less dense and there are fewer COVID cases, most of the state remains under the order’s restrictions. A lawsuit brought by gym owners had them hours away from reopening last week, until a U.S. appeals court panel delayed the implementation of the lower court’s ruling. The appeals court has yet to issue a ruling on the case, but nevertheless, some gyms are open for business.

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