Timothy Birdnow

Looks like AG William Barr is on guard for gross violations of the First Amendment.

AG Barr Directs Prosecutors to Watch for Lockdown Restrictions that Violate Constitutional Rights

In a brief memorandum (pdf), Barr urgedU.S. attorneys general across the country to "be on the lookout” for state and local restrictions that could be running afoul of constitutional rights and civil liberties of individual citizens.

Those restrictions that attempt to mitigate the spread of the pandemic, he said, are "necessary,” but "there is no denying that they have imposed tremendous burdens on the daily lives of all Americans.”

Barr noted that the Justice Department(DOJ) previously issued guidance to state and local authorities explaining that even during times of emergencies, the Constitution and federal laws prohibit discrimination againstreligious institutions and religious believers.

"The legal restrictions on state and local authority are not limited to discrimination against religious institutions and religious believers,” Barr wrote. "For example, the Constitution also forbids, in certain circumstances, discrimination against disfavored speech and undue interference with the national economy.”

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