Judge rules Oregon governor’s coronavirus restrictions ‘null and void’

Published May 19, 2020 2:28pm ET



A judge in Oregon ruled that the governor’s stay-at-home orders were “null and void” because she failed to get the state legislature’s approval to extend them.

Ten churches filed a lawsuit earlier this month, claiming Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions were unconstitutional. Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff issued his opinion on the case Monday, arguing that the damage from the measures was greater than the virus itself.

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