Newsom Didn't Abuse Emergency Powers During Pandemic, Court Rules
Font Size: Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom was justified in his use of emergency powers during the pandemic to expand mail-in-voting, an appellate court ruled Wednesday. The decision striked down a lower court’s finding that Newsom had overstepped his authority. The three-judge panel from the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento ruled a lower court judge “erred in interpreting the Emergency Services Act to prohibit the Governor from issuing quasi-legislative orders in an emergency. We conclude the issuance of such orders did not constitute an unconstitutional delegation of...