DOJ Says It Backs Challenge to Hawaii Covid Quarantine Order

“State governments cannot limit the right of out-of-state Americans to travel to their state unless doing so is substantially related to protecting the public safety,” Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division says in Justice Department statement.

• DOJ “will continue to be especially vigilant of any infringement on the right to travel that unduly harms the ability of Americans to earn a living and support their families,” Dreiband says
• NOTE: DOJ says on Tuesday filed a statement of interest in Hawaii federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by Nevada and California residents who own property ...