Lawsuit challenges mandatory mask rule from Gov. Whitmer
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A chiropractor in western Michigan is challenging the state’s mask rule, saying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s health department has no authority to make it mandatory.
It’s one of the first lawsuits since the Whitmer administration issued new coronavirus orders following a defeat at the Michigan Supreme Court.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Court of Claims, claims the health department can regulate gatherings under state law but can’t order masks, which are widely promoted as a way to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Semlow Peak Performance Chiropractic in Grand Haven. The Ottawa County health department told the clinic that it must follow the state order.
“We live in a representative republic and are not ruled by one person,” owner Kirk Semlow said. “My business is not a health threat to anyone, and we take appropriate precautions in providing our services to patients.”
Patients are told that masks are optional, though most wear them, attorney David Kallman said.
“It’s the principle of it,” Kallman said. “They just can’t take a statute, which gives a narrow scope of authority, and apply it in 15 other different ways. Go to the Legislature and get a law passed that says people need to wear masks.”
An email seeking comment was sent to the state health department.
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan hosts Painting Party
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM) in conjunction with the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) will host a Painting Party on Friday, November 13, from 7 to 9 p.m.
This event is part of the NCWBA Fall Retreat activities. The painting will be a Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg painting.
Participants can take part either online virtually or in-person at the Rochester Hills Painting with A Twist location. For the in-person event, the Painting with A Twist staff is taking precautions with social distancing and masks. The staff members clean and sanitize, iºncluding sanitizing the hair dryers for drying the painting in between uses while the class is going. The teacher wears a mask the whole time and attendees must wear the mask if they walk around. Additional instructions on safety requirements are provided in the registration links and confirmation.
There are three different options to participate:
• In-person option: $35-$37 depending on canvas size.
• Pick up/virtual ZOOM option: $35-$37 depending on canvas size
• Shipping/virtual ZOOM option: $44
For those who do not want to pick up their painting kit and canvas curbside at Painting with A Twist in Rochester Hills, they can have the kit shipped. Because the painting kit (including canvas) is shipped, participants will receive a 12” x 12” x 2” upgraded canvas rather than the standard 16 x 20 to keep costs down.
To register, visit www.womenlawyers.org and click on “events.”
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