Ohio judge: State health department exceeded legal authority in ordering gyms closed

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Ohio judge: State health department exceeded legal authority in ordering gyms closed

Andrew J. Tobias   |   Updated May 20, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio judge on Wednesday barred Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration from enforcing its public-health order that has shuttered fitness centers throughout the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ruling in favor of more than 30 Ohio gyms that sued the state earlier this month, Lake County Common Pleas Judge Eugene A. Lucci wrote Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton had exceeded her legal authority in ordering the businesses closed since mid-March.

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/05/ohio-judge-state-health-department-exceeded-legal-authority-in-ordering-gyms-closed.html


Here's a novel concept.  Why not have the legislature pass laws and the governor sign them instead of the governor writing and signing his own edicts while the legislature remains on the sideline.