AdvertisementAdvertisementJudge sides with Hutchinson in emergency powers lawsuitA judge sided with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, dismissing a lawsuit Wednesday that challenged emergency powers in a pandemic.Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen issued his ruling with a note saying state law gives Hutchinson the power to take action needed to prevent the spread of an "epidemic of contagious disease."Griffen also found that Hutchinson's executive orders on isolation and quarantine fall within the scope of the powers given to him by the Arkansas State Legislature.The lawsuit...…AdvertisementAdvertisementJudge sides with Hutchinson in emergency powers lawsuitA judge sided with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, dismissing a lawsuit Wednesday that challenged emergency powers in a pandemic.Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen issued his ruling with a note saying state law gives Hutchinson the power to take action needed to prevent the spread of an "epidemic of contagious disease."Griffen also found that Hutchinson's executive orders on isolation and quarantine fall within the scope of the powers given to him by the Arkansas State Legislature.The lawsuit...WW…