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This Tuesday, March 24, 2020, photo shows a closed ski lift in Vail, Colo., after Vail Ski Resort closed for the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ski resorts across the West that were shut down amid coronavirus fears are grappling with an economic “body blow" at a time when they normally would be welcoming hoards of spring break revelers.  (AP Photo/Michael Ciaglo)

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Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
March 25, 2020 9:21 p.m.

Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus

CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say state and federal governments are trampling on freedoms central to American life in the name of protecting public health.