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Michigan AG says she will not enforce Gov. Whitmer's executive orders concerning the coronavirus

By Emma Colton
Published October 5, 2020 6:16pm ET
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Michigan AG says she will not enforce Gov. Whitmer's executive orders concerning the coronavirus
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in response to a water main break north of Detroit, leaving thousands under a boil water advisory. | (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Democratic attorney general of Michigan will not enforce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders regarding the coronavirus following a state Supreme Court ruling.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled late last week that Whitmer can not extend emergency orders under two laws passed in 1976 and 1945.

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