Gov Covid 19 orders to Supreme Court

And i'm veronica jean seltzer.

Arguments over the governor's covid-19 emergency orders went before the state's highest court today.

That's tonight's top story at five.

L3: top story white governor's covid-19 orders go before ky supreme court attorney general daniel cameron says goveror andy beshear overstepped his constitutional authority by issuing the orders that range from mandatory mask wearing to class size in child care centers.

Chad meredith, the solicitor general for the commonwealth, argued the governor doesn't have the authority to act as a quote: "one man legislature" and says the general assembly should have been involved in these emergency orders.

But la tasha buckner, general counsel for the governor.... agrued the state constitution gives the governor the right to take quick action without the legislature in emergency cases... like covid-19.

L3: top story white la tasha buckner general counsel of the governor's office "the legislature itself have acknowledged we're in a state of emergency.

So i think playing of game of semantics when public health is on the line is not needed."

L3: top story white chad meredith solicitor general of the commonwealth "we're going on seven months now the governor has been issuing executive orders to control breathtaking aspects of the citizens private lives in kentucky.

Over 800 pages of executive orders and memoranda and they keep coming."

L3: top story white governor's covid-19 orders go before ky supreme court there is no timeframe on when the court will issue its decision.

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