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Bump Stock Ban Voided – Will be Reheard in 10th Circuit Court
September 14, 2020
The federal government’s previous ban on bump stocks has been granted a petition for a rehearing after the earlier decision to uphold the bump stock ban was reached previously. The Original ban which went into effect in 2018 and made bump stock devices illegal to possess, will now be reheard…
Plaintiffs argue Legislature, not governor, should set pandemic policies
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…
The Checkup: Governor's pandemic powers face legal test
September 11, 2020
BAKER GETS A CIVIL DEFENSE: The state's law firm, led by Attorney General Maura Healey, is defending Gov. Charlie Baker's use of the 1950 Civil Defense Act in combating the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Friday for and against a nonprofit group's claim, filed in June, that the…
Should COVID-19 restrictions be left up to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker or cities and towns? Supreme Judicial Court weighs arguments
September 11, 2020
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker invoked the wrong law to justify his series of executive orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but even if he used the correct law, he would be overstepping his authority, an attorney representing small business owners suing the commonwealth told the Supreme Judicial Court Friday. Read the…
State’s top court, mulling Baker’s emergency authority, told he’s ‘turned the government upside down’
September 11, 2020
The state’s highest court is weighing a challenge to the sweeping emergency powers Governor Charlie Baker has wielded amid the pandemic, setting up a decision with potentially far-reaching effects on the scope of gubernatorial authority and the millions of lives it touches. The Supreme Judicial Court, meeting virtually without its…
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…
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
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…