Louisiana Supreme Court sends Lawsuit over Governor’s COVID-19 Restrictions Back to District Court
December 22, 2020
On Monday, the Louisiana Supreme Court sent a lawsuit between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican members of the Louisiana House of Representatives over COVID-19 restrictions back to the district court, stating that the district judge ruled too quickly when he stated that the state law used to attempt to void the restrictions was unconstitutional, according to an article by the Associated Press.
“Today’s action by the Supreme Court maintains that Louisiana is not a dictatorship. No elected official, including the Governor, can ignore or reject the checks and balances that underpin our government,” reads a statement by Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry. “…As written in the law, the Legislature continues to hold the power to terminate the Governor’s declaration of emergency by petition. By failing to comply with this Legislative directive, the Governor has made his subsequent executive orders aspirational not enforceable.”