“A vast seizure of power”
I don’t know if this is going to change things on the national level, but the Wisconsin state Supreme Court has stepped in and put the brakes on the Governor’s latest stay at home order. In a closely divided ruling, the court declared that the order was both unlawful and invalid, as well as being “unenforceable.” In their decision, the executive order was described as a “vast seizure of power.” But at the same time, they left the door open for a very similar rule to be put in place, but only if the legislature is involved in crafting it. (NBC News)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the state’s stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic as “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable” after finding that the state’s health secretary exceeded her authority.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court called Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm’s directive, known as Emergency Order 28, a “vast seizure of power.”
The order directed all people in the state to stay at home or at their places of residence, subject only to exceptions allowed by Palm, the ruling says. The order, which had been set to run until May 26, also restricted travel and business, along with threatening jail time or fines for those who don’t comply.
