Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors across the country to be on guard for overbearing state and local coronavirus measures
In a memo Monday, Barr called stay-at-home orders"necessary" but"tremendous burdens," and warned that the Justice Department could step in to fight policies that go too far.
Read MoreBut in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last week, Barr said that he has so far not seen a need for such a Justice Department move. The"best approach," Barr said, was for the Justice Department to file statements of interest and side with plaintiffs in individual lawsuits, like the department did earlier this month after a Mississippi church sued to overturn a municipal order that prohibited drive-in services.
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