Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down Tony Evers' stay-at-home order that closed businesses, schools to limit spread of coronavirus

Milwaukee Journal Sentinal ^ | 05/13/20 | Molly Beck

[T. P. Pole]

MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers' order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order of its kind has been knocked down by a court of last resort.

The state's highest court, which is controlled by conservatives, sided with Republican lawmakers Wednesday in a decision that curbed the Evers administration's power to act unilaterally during public health emergencies.

[T. P. Pole]

I've been scanning the decision. It seems to focus on the fact that the health secretary made an order that had a penalty (jail and a fine), and therefore it was a "rule" that should have come from the legislature and not the executive branch.

Going to be an interesting time as this all gets sorted out.

[Gahanna Bob]

Shocker! not

[T. P. Pole]

One of the conservative dissented. But it did boil down to a separation of powers argument, as expected.

[Gay State Conservative]

Interesting. I’d be willing to bet that one of these closures will eventually reach SCOTUS...and given the gravity of this stuff I’d wager that they’ll accept the case.

[onona]

Noice

[conservativepoet]

Love it.

[wetgundog]

NOW MICHIGANDERS, Your Turn. Give Witmer a kick in the pants.

[SmokingJoe]

Hallelujah!
We are winning.
Over to you Michigan Supreme Court.
Do your thang.

[alloysteel]

Command-and-control versus expression of freedom and liberty.

Interesting juxtaposition. Never spelled out quite so specifically before.

[Regulator]

“it was a “rule” that should have come from the legislature and not the executive branch”

The central question of our time. Do the bureaucrats have the right to make laws by edict?

[cowboyusa]

That leaves 10 states completly locked down, all blue states except for MI. And here in PA, rebellion is brewing,50 percent of the state counties are open.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

YES! LIBERATE WISCONSIN!

Thanks for posting - I was just getting to the news of the day in between fixing supper. ;)

On, Wisconsin!

[max americana]

let’s get those judges here in CA so Nuisance will get a taste of his medicine..

[proud American in Canada]

Great news!

I’m sure my sister, a Liberal Democrat, will not approve of this state of affairs. She lives near Madison, or Madtown, as it is affectionately known.

[SmokingJoe]

The tyrannical Dem governors have even less likelihood of winning at the US Supreme Court which is controlled by constitutionalists.

[Gideon7]

I've been scanning the decision. It seems to focus on the fact that the health secretary made an order that had a penalty (jail and a fine), and therefore it was a "rule" that should have come from the legislature and not the executive branch.

Instead they will threaten to pull business licenses, which is what Tom Wolf is doing in PA.

[conservativepoet]

I suspect the radical dems are losing their own with this tyranny. Think they’ve once again “out-smarted” themselves.

[lee martell]

#Never-Evers!

[SmokingJoe]

Whitmer already lost one case in court today over the 77 year old barber. .
The state legislature is currently suing Whitmer over her illegal, unconstitutional diktats. She is going to get clobbered in court too.

[hondact200]

Yes,on Thursday another protest at the Capitol in Lansing, MI. I wish I could be there. THE REPUBLICANS IN MICHIGAN ARE SUING THE WITCHMER IN THE COURT.