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Top takeaways from SJC hearing on Charlie Baker’s pandemic powers

September 11, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker’s power during the pandemic was first up before the SJC Friday — where “winners and losers” in the crippled economy was debated along with the Legislature appearing to surrender control to the governor. The state Supreme Judicial Court must now rule if Baker overstepped his authority by issuing executive orders mostly under…
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SJC seems wary of upending COVID-19 fight

September 11, 2020
Several Members of the Supreme Judicial Court seemed wary on Friday of upending the fight against COVID-19 during a hearing on a case challenging the sweeping powers Gov. Charlie Baker has exercised over the last seven months in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article   TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Mass. Top Court Extols Gov's 'Darn Good Job' In Virus Fight

September 11, 2020
Massachusetts’ top court on Friday expressed skepticism that local boards of health or the Legislature could have done a better job combating the COVID-19 pandemic than Gov. Charlie Baker, casting doubt on a challenge to his sweeping emergency orders. During oral arguments in the case, the Supreme Judicial Court pushed back against an argument by…
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Baker ‘Turned The Government Upside Down,’ Attorney For Business Owners And Religious Leaders Tells Court

September 11, 2020
Did Governor Charlie Baker overstep his authority when he declared a state of emergency during the pandemic and ordered non-essential businesses to close their doors? A group representing Massachusetts businesses and organizations argued before the state’s highest court Friday, saying the shutdown was an overreach. “The governor’s taken control and he’s turned the government upside…
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Attorney: Legislature consented to Baker’s pandemic orders

September 11, 2020
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s highest court is poised to decide whether Gov. Charlie Baker’s string of executive orders were a legally appropriate response to contain the highly infectious virus or if he overstepped the authority outlined in law. An attorney representing business owners and religious leaders who sued the Baker administration…
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Massachusetts high court to rule if governor's COVID-19 executive orders legally appropriate

September 11, 2020
The Massachusetts highest court is poised to decide whether Gov. Charlie Baker’s string of executive orders were a legally appropriate response to contain the highly infectious virus or if he overstepped the authority outlined in law. Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10 and has issued numerous executive orders through the pandemic, ranging…
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