State executive order

[2] Similar to presidential executive orders, they are subject to judicial review and can be invalidated if determined to violate any statutes or codes by which they are governed.

The majority of them carry the force of law[3] and remain in effect until revoked, suspended, canceled, proven unlawful, or expire by a date or condition set forth within itself.

[11] This allows for the release and reallocation of various state funds and resources to assist local governments and communities in dealing with crises, as well as modification of laws to aid in such.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually all US state governors issued some type of order either putting in place a stay-at-home mandate or advisory.

[15] These protests called for “reopenings” of states, and many have brought into question the constitutionality of long-term quarantines and other large-scale societal changes imposed by governors.