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SJC got Baker emergency orders case right

THERE ARE AT least two important takeaways from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Desrosiers v. Governor, in which the court upheld Gov. Charlie Baker’s authority to issue emergency orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the court’s conclusion was undoubtedly correct. The plaintiffs argued that the governor had “usurped” the role of […]