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Judge Upholds Michigan Movie Theater Closure, Denying First Amendment Claim
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge has upheld a state order closing movie theaters in Michigan, rejecting an owner’s claim that it infringed on his First Amendment right to hold a Juneteenth film festival.Emagine Royal Oak, a theater in the Detroit suburbs, sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other state officials on June 22, arguing that the state’s order amounted to an unlawful prior restraint on speech.But in a ruling on Thursday, U.S.
