Several independently-owned gyms and fitness centers are suing Governor Gretchen Whitmer to overturn the state’s stay-at-home order and allow them to reopen. Attorney Scott Erskine is representing more than 120 gyms in Michigan and filed the lawsuit on Friday. He spoke with the Michigan News Network.
“My clients are confident that they are able to reopen safely,” Erskine said. “None of them are looking to open immediately or looking to open in a way that’s business as usual as things were in the past. However,they are looking to have the choice as to when they reopen their businesses.”
Erskine argues his clients’ rights are being violated under the U.S. Constitution — and the executive orders are not narrowly tailored enough to withstand constitutional scrutiny.
