Oregon Supreme Court Rules Against Churches Challenging COVID-19 Restrictions
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday against a group of churches and public officials from Eastern Oregon who challenged Gov. Kate Brown’s executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
In their ruling, the justices ordered a Baker County Circuit Court judge to vacate his preliminary injunction dismantling emergency actions Brown has taken to address the pandemic, an order that the Supreme Court had put on hold. Despite that ruling, the case remains open.
The churches conceded Brown has sweeping authority to limit public gathering and business functions but argued that this authority was limited to a total of 28 days — meaning restrictions in place since March would no longer be valid.
The state’s Supreme Court disagreed, finding that Brown has far more expansive powers to act in an emergency than plaintiffs had argued.
Read more: https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-supreme-court-coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions-ruling/
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