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The Connecticut Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of Gov. Ned Lamont and his use of executive powers in a lawsuit filed by a Milford pub owner. (Shutterstock)
MILFORD, CT The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Gov. Ned Lamont s use of emergency powers amid the coronavirus pandemic, ruling against a Milford pub owner who claimed he was acting beyond his statutory and constitutional authority and hurting businesses.
Kristine Casey, owner of Casey s Irish Pub in Milford, sued the state of Connecticut and Lamont in an attempt to force phase 3 to proceed as planned, which included the reopening of bars. But in September, a Superior Court judge sided with Lamont and ruled the emergency orders were not unconstitutional.
The governor is essentially playing God under this statute, said Jonathan Klein, who represents Kristine Casey, owner of Casey’s Irish Pub in Milford.
Casey is the first to sue the governor over one of his pandemic-related orders. It closed its doors in March and they haven t been opened since.
In court documents, Klein contends that the governor s order will put Casey out of business for good. He’s asked for an injunction.
During oral arguments made virtually in front of the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday, Klein said the governor s job is to carry out the laws passed by the legislature and that he’s violated the separation of powers throughout the pandemic.
State Supreme Court has tough questions in pub owner s fight against Lamont s closure order
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Kristine Casey, owner of Casey s Irish Pub on Bridgeport Avenue in Milford, is challenging Gov. Lamont’s powers to close Connecticut bars in the coronavirus pandemic.Contributed photo / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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A skeptical Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday fired a string of questions at the lawyer for a Milford pub owner who claims that Gov. Ned Lamont exceeded his constitutional authority in ordering the nearly nine-month closure of bars in the coronavirus pandemic.