Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Feb. 2, 2021
US judge blocks some state caps on church attendance
Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ruled on Friday that the fixed caps are not necessary to curb spread of the coronavirus.




A federal judge in San Jose blocked the state from enforcing a limit on people attending religious services indoors under less restrictive tiers of the state’s reopening blueprint.
Following growing precedent of fashioning pandemic policies to safeguard constitutionally protected activities, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ruled on Friday that the fixed caps are not necessary to curb spread of the coronavirus.
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