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Scott McClallen, The Center Square
| February 09, 2021 10:30 AM
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District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons on Monday dismissed all criminal charges filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office against six hairstylists who participated in
More than 400 Michiganders showed up for “free” haircuts, a service Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration had deemed “nonessential.”
The hairstylists were protesting Whitmer’s executive orders and supporting Owosso barber Karl Manke, who had his barber license revoked by the state for violating the shutdown order.
Roughly 15 hairstylists were cutting hair at the Capitol that day, yet only seven were criminally prosecuted for