executive orders
Pandemic Evictions
The Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association sued the governor of Kentucky and four court clerks in federal court, challenging executive orders suspending evictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Miami Puts Brakes on Reopening as Florida Virus Cases Pass 200K
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Florida surpassed 200,000 on Monday, a troubling milestone that prompted a Miami-area mayor to reverse the march toward economic reopening.
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In West Texas, Rural Hospitals Feel Strain as Virus Cases Grow
As coronavirus cases spike in major Texas cities like Houston and San Antonio, prompting the governor to order people to wear masks in public Thursday, small hospitals in the West Texas oil patch are reporting struggles and planning for an even tougher road ahead.
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Texas Official Defends Response to Uptick in Virus Cases
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick defended his state’s handling Wednesday of a spike in Covid-19 cases, claiming it did “all the right things” when it started reopening in May and that deaths – not confirmed cases – are the key metric.
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Kentucky Official Claims Covid Orders Are Unfair to Agritourism Sector
The Republican head of Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture sued Democratic Governor Andy Beshear on Monday, claiming executive orders he issued during the Covid-19 pandemic are unconstitutional and have damaged the state’s agritourism industry.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments
With statues memorializing figures of the Confederacy torn down or vandalized by protesters across the nation at an increasing clip, President Donald Trump on Friday said he has issued an executive order upping the prison sentences for those caught destroying monuments or statues on federal property.
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Texas Closes Down Bars as New Virus Cases Spike
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday ordered bars closed and reduced restaurant capacity back down to 50% – an about-face from his push to reopen the state as Covid-19 cases have spiraled out of control.
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Trump Suspends Foreign Worker Visas Until End of Year
Citing the pandemic-driven economic downturn, President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that will suspend the issuance of several categories of nonimmigrant visas through the end of the year.
Read moreArizona Governor Retracts Ban on City Face-Mask Orders
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey relented to pressure from several directions Wednesday when he retracted a statewide ban on local mask requirements amid a sharp spike in cases with some hospitals struggling to find beds for Covid-19 patients.
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Illinois Churches Lose Challenge to Ban on Mass Gatherings
A panel of Seventh Circuit judges upheld Illinois’ Covid-19 stay-at-home rules Tuesday, refusing to issue an injunction against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s decision to restrict indoor religious gatherings to no more than 10 people.
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Police-Reform Executive Order Gets Trump’s Signature
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that seeks to incentivize police reforms on use-of-force policies and other issues.
Read morePresident Trump to Sign Police-Reform Executive Order
As Congress prepares its own police reform initiatives, President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order Tuesday aimed at incentivizing police departments to adopt new use of force standards and participate in a national police misconduct database.
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Churches Fight Illinois Ban on Mass Gatherings at Seventh Circuit
Two Chicago-area churches argued before a Seventh Circuit panel Friday against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s order to combat the spread of Covid-19, saying the state’s restrictions discriminate against religious services.
Read moreTrump Signs Order Waiving Environmental Protections
Citing the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that waives key environmental requirements for some mine, pipeline and highway construction projects.
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Trump Sued Over Bid to Change Social Media Liability Rules
Calling the action a fundamental intrusion on free speech rights, an internet advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to change liability rules for social media companies.
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Michigan Court Orders Defiant Barber to Close Shop
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered a mid-state barber to shut down his shop, reversing a county judge who found the business was not a threat to public health despite reopening in defiance of the governor’s lockdown order.
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Trump Targets Social Media Platforms After Twitter Fact Check
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could limit legal protections for social media companies over what gets posted on their sites, two days after Twitter added a fact-checking notice to a pair of his tweets.
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