With states running with a patchwork of self-quarantine orders, some wonder when the White House will order a national quarantine. Those folks shouldn’t hold their breath (and not just because the 10-second thing is a myth). What Supreme Court ruling first laid out the hard line between state and federal powers to issue quarantines?
Hint: For a Chief Justice with little patience for the states, he took a hard line on this one.
See the answer on the next page.