Conservative group files lawsuit to eliminate state mask mandate

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The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit in state circuit court challenging Gov. Tony Evers’ latest order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit argues the governor overstepped his executive powers by issuing two separate coronavirus-related states of emergency in Wisconsin, according to a report from Wisconsin Public Radio.

If successful, the lawsuit filed in Polk County on behalf of three Wisconsin residents would overturn the state’s mask mandate.

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