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Thu May 21, 2020, 03:51 PM May 2020

Court hearing Friday is latest round in battle over legality of Illinois stay-at-home order

A downstate court is expected to rule Friday on a request to invalidate the stay-at-home order in Illinois, part of a legal process that could determine the fate of measures meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Clay County Judge Michael McHaney said he plans to resolve the case of Rep. Darren Bailey, a Republican, who challenged Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order that closed most businesses and churches, and kept people at home with some exceptions.

McHaney previously ruled that Bailey was not bound by the order, but now Bailey — who was removed from the General Assembly meeting Wednesday for refusing to wear a mask — is seeking to eliminate the governor’s order for all citizens of the state.

The legal battle is playing out even as Pritzker moves to relax some restrictions May 29 as part of a phased reopening plan.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/court-hearing-friday-is-latest-round-in-battle-over-legality-of-illinois-stay-at-home-order/ar-BB14o9wv

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