Government,
Constitutional Law
Nov. 11, 2020
Newsom shutdown foes file in state court, argue science
Federal litigants have had trouble proving constitutional violations. But some state courts have been more receptive to arguments over executives exceeding their authority under state law.
Opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus shutdown orders are trying new legal strategies, with more plaintiffs filing in state courts and attorneys placing a greater emphasis on scientific arguments.
A Sacramento-area gym chain that has been frustrated in federal court filed a complaint last month in Yolo County Superior Court. On behalf of the gym owner, Brian Ricardo Chavez-Ochoa of Spring Valley sued the county, its director ...
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