The suit challenges a statewide restriction on bar, restaurant capacity that already expired. //end headline wrapper ?>Wisconsin Supreme Court. Photo by Dave Reid.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in another case that could reframe the power of state government to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, reviving a debate that began when justices struck down the state’s “Safer at Home” order in May.
The latest dispute stems from an order restricting bar and restaurant capacity that expired more than a month ago, but it raises issues the court left ambiguous in its “Safer at Home” ruling, and this time, there’s a new justice hearing the case.
The Dairyland Brew Pub opens to patrons in Appleton, Wis., on May 13, 2020. (William Glasheen/The Post-Crescent via AP File)
MADISON, Wis. (CN) The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case retroactively examining state health officials’ ability to issue coronavirus safety orders in the face of surging infections and deaths.
The right-leaning court prodded attorneys with questions about rulemaking and the extent of executive power during arguments in a case brought by the Tavern League of Wisconsin, the latest in a series of challenges to the ability of Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ administration to create safeguards against the spread of Covid-19.
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