Government
Mar. 27, 2020
Rights restrictions under national emergency will lead to litigation, experts predict
Under most state orders, those with essential jobs — doctors, grocery store workers, police and firefighters — have been allowed to work. However all residents of states with stay-at-home orders have experienced at least some restrictions to their personal freedoms, such as the rights to peacefully assemble or engage in commerce.
As state-imposed restrictions persist or potentially intensify in the coming weeks -- barring access to businesses, places of worship and firearms -- a massive wave of litigation will likely follow, legal experts say. They disagree on which side will prevail.
As the nation attempts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, individual states have instituted stay-at-home orders with varying degrees of restrictions. The U.S. Constitution d...
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