Supreme Judicial Court upholds Gov. Baker s emergency orders in COVID-19 pandemic Share Updated: 11:25 AM EST Dec 10, 2020 Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office Governor Charlie Baker at a State House press conference on Oct. 13, 2020. SOURCE: Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:25 AM EST Dec 10, 2020 Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker did not overstep his authority when he issued sweeping orders to close businesses and limit gatherings to control the spread of the coronavirus, the state s highest court said in a ruling released Thursday. The Supreme Judicial Court rejected a challenge brought on a behalf of a group including salon owners, pastors and the headmaster of a private school, who accused the Republican governor of exercising legislative police power” by declaring a state of emergency under the state’s Civil Defense Act.The group argued that