Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 6, 2020
Federal judge dismisses 2 churches’ challenge to restrictions
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman found Santa Clara County’s directives were equally applied to secular and religious gatherings, keeping in line with a string of court precedent on pandemic measures backing localities’ powers to restrict certain constitutional rights to combat public health emergencies.
A federal judge dismissed Thursday a lawsuit by two San Jose churches claiming Santa Clara County's COVID-related health restrictions discriminates against religious worship.
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman found the county's directives were equally applied to secular and religious gatherings, keeping in line with a string of court precedent on pandemic measures ...
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