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Civil Litigation

May 13, 2020

Cosmetologists and barbers sue governor over closures

Beauty salons, stylists and barbers statewide are waging a constitutional war against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s non-essential business shutdown orders, contending the decisions were made unfairly and arbitrarily without real receipts and no due process.

A group of cosmetologists and barbers sued Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court Tuesday over the designation of their businesses as "nonessential."

"Defendants' arbitrary orders will continue to violate plaintiffs' fundamental rights, inflicting irreversible financial and personal harm to more than 500,000 licensed beauty professionals in California," the lawsuit states. "They have offered no exceptions and identified no future date f...

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