Pandemics can’t be fought by committee

Pandemics can’t be fought by committee

When it comes to a public-health crisis of this magnitude, you can’t fight city hall — in this case the state’s chief executive officer. As expected, the state’s highest court last week upheld Gov. Charlie Baker’s exercise of emergency powers enacted in response to...
Mass. SJC rules against NCLA in Desrosiers v. Baker

Mass. SJC rules against NCLA in Desrosiers v. Baker

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rendered its decision in the Desrosiers v. Baker case upholding Governor Baker’s pandemic orders as consistent with the Civil Defense Act (CDA). The order delivers a blow to the plaintiffs who include mom-and-pop businesses,...