Attorney General Bill Bar threatens that the Department of Justice could sue states over prolonged social distancing

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• "We have to give businesses more freedom to operate in a way that's reasonably safe," Attorney General Barr told a conservative radio host on Tuesday.
• Barr conceded that extreme measures may have been "justified," but suggested he might join litigation against state governments that continue to impose shelter-in-place orders.
• A report from Harvard University released this week says that to "fully remobilize the economy," the US will need to conduct 20 million tests per day. It currently conducts 150,000 per day.
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The US Department of Justice may take legal action against states that continue to impose strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday, the same day that more than 2,500 Americans died from COVID-19.

In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Barr conceded that tough measures, such as shelter-in-place orders, had served some good. "I'm not saying it wasn't justified," he said, "but it's very onerous."

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