state of emergency

Mayor of Sandy, Oregon, Tells Residents to Ignore Governor’s Covid-19 Policies. Business Owner Sues Governor for Terrorizing Her Family

The owner of Glamour Salon in Salem, Oregon, filed at $100,000 lawsuit against Governor Brown for "terrorizing" her family when she ignored the state’s lockdown orders. She says that three days after she opened her salon, Child Protective Services showed up at her home and interviewed her children without her presence.

Judge Bars California Governor Newsom from Overstepping Powers with Covid-19 Directives

A judge ruled that an order by Newsom on mail-in voting was “an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power.” The judge also issued an injunction barring the governor from using his emergency powers for action that “amends, alters, or changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy.”

Trump Issues Executive Orders Extending Unemployment Payments and Cutting Payroll Tax

All of these actions are unconstitutional, because they are within the jurisdiction of Congress, not the President. However, the government will argue - and the courts will uphold - the idea that the Constitution is suspended in times of national emergency, which is in the power of the President to declare.

Hawaii: New Bill Would Give Health Director Power to Call a Health Emergency and Impose Quarantines

House Bill 2502 that would give the director of the State Department of Health the power to declare a health emergency if authorized by the governor. The governor already has the power to declare a health emergency, and critics of this bill say that it gives too much power to a state official who is not elected.