Preface / Morris P. Fiorina

1. Emergency powers : an introduction / John Ferejohn

2. Emergency powers in the American states / Cameron DeHart and Morris P. Fiorina

3. California and public health authority / Didi Kuo

4. Texas and COVID-19 emergency orders / Miranda E. Sullivan and David L. Leal

5. Using the emergency in emergency orders : municipal policy action and federalism during the COVID-19 crisis / Emily M. Farris, Mirya R. Holman, and Miranda Sullivan

6. Public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic : from consensus to conflict / Yiqian Alice Wang

7. Court evaluation of COVID-19 state emergency orders : upholding fundamental rights during times of crisis / Victoria Ochoa

8. Legislative opposition to the exercise of state emergency powers / Cameron DeHart and Morris P. Fiorina

9. COVID restrictions and democratic governance / Morris P. Fiorina.