Tag: Coronavirus
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Coronavirus weekly update: October 9 – October 15, 2020
The Coronavirus Weekly Update summarizes major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released on October 8: Election changes School closures and reopenings Lawsuits about state actions and policies Travel restrictions Ballot measure changes 1918 story Federal…
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Learn more about the arguments in the debate over lockdown/stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic
Discussions about policy responses to the coronavirus are happening at a fast pace. As part of our ongoing coverage Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, Ballotpedia has published a series of articles capturing the regular themes in support of and opposition to these policy responses. Here’s how it works. First, we identify a topic area, (such as…
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Supreme Court announces it will use teleconferencing to hear oral arguments for November, December sittings
The Supreme Court of the United States announced on October 9, 2020, that it will hear oral arguments via teleconference for its November and December sittings. Currently, eight arguments are set for November, and ten are set for December. The court previously heard oral arguments via teleconference in May and October of this year after…
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Nondelegation doctrine resurfaces in challenge to Michigan coronavirus orders
The Michigan Supreme Court on October 2 revived the nondelegation doctrine in an opinion holding in part that Michigan’s Emergency Powers of the Governor Act (EPGA) unconstitutionally delegates legislative power to the executive branch. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) claimed that the declared states of emergency and disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic authorized her…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: October 9, 2020 #Edition #114
Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Today we look at the easing of coronavirus restrictions in a region in Illinois, the extension of a moratorium on evictions in Washington, travel restrictions, and more. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. Since our…