Tag: peacetime emergency
Democrats vote against bill requiring legislative approval for extending emergency declarations
Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives voted against legislation that would end peacetime emergency declarations after 14 days unless three-fifths of both chambers...
Legislator proposes ‘Never Again’ bill to repeal governor’s authority to declare...
It’s been nearly five years since Gov. Tim Walz declared a “state of emergency” in Minnesota regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. Walz was able to...
James Dickey: The fight against future lockdowns
This episode of the Minnesota Law Report comes to you direct from just outside the steps of the Minnesota Supreme Court. On Feb. 8,...
Supreme Court says lower court erred in rejecting emergency powers lawsuit
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered the lower courts Wednesday to address the question of whether Gov. Tim Walz had the authority to declare a...