Pennsylvania's top court rejects GOP effort to end shutdown

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Pennsylvania’s highest court found in favor of Gov. Tom Wolf (D) Wednesday, ruling the Republican-controlled state legislature did not have the power to end his coronavirus disaster declaration for the state.

In the 5-2 ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the GOP resolution does not qualify as a case where the legislature can do without the governor’s signature, and that without it, the resolution was a “legal nullity.” The court previously declined to overturn Wolf’s order closing non-essential businesses in the state in May.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, Wolf signed a new order mandating that Pennsylvania residents wear masks when in public to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

"This mask-wearing order is essential to stopping the recent increase in COVID-19 cases we have seen in Pennsylvania," he said in a statement.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/505519-pennsylvanias-top-court-rejects-gop-effort-to-end-shutdown