ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The president of the Albuquerque Tea Party filed a lawsuit, claiming the governor's public health orders to stay home violates his civil rights.
Taylor Leland is asking a federal judge to throw the orders out.
In his lawsuit, Leland claims, 'The closures of churches, restaurants, bars, social gathering locations and 'non-essential' businesses... has deprived me of my right to worship as I see fit, assembly and other rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.'
A spokesperson for the governor said the move is a 'frivolous lawsuit based on extremely dangerous misinformation that, if widely disseminated, will do nothing but worsen this crisis in our state.'