President of Albuquerque Tea Party files lawsuit, claims governor's orders are a violation of civil rights

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."