Government,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Jun. 11, 2020
Santa Clara County ban on indoor church services, and required list of attendees is subject of lawsuit
The lawsuit said the order on attendee limits and maintaining a list is unconstitutional because it does not apply to restaurants, stores, protests or other gatherings of people.
Santa Clara County's ban on indoor church gatherings and a required list of worshipers violates privacy and freedom of assembly rights, a lawsuit states.
The complaint, filed in the Northern District of California by Tyler Bursch LLP on Tuesday, challenges county orders that are more restrictive than those imposed by the state, and comes a day after Contra Costa County rescinded its requirement to have churches keep a list of worshi...
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