Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives a press conference about COVID-19. Photo: Governor’s press office
Justice John Devine hinted that he thinks it's unconstitutional for Gov. Greg Abbott to suspend state laws in his COVID-19 emergency orders because the Texas Constitution says specifically that only the Texas Legislature can suspend Texas laws.
July 17, 2020 at 12:38 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
The Texas Supreme Court determined it can’t hear a case challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s shutdown of nonessential businesses in COVID-19 emergency orders.
But that didn’t stop one justice from giving a piece of his mind about what Abbott has been doing during the pandemic.
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