Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 31, 2021
Split circuit says government can limit in-home religious meetings
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied plaintiffs’ request to halt state limits on religious meetings in homes such as Bible study groups.
A federal appeals court turned down Tuesday a bid to block the state's restrictions on religious gatherings in homes, drawing clashing interpretations from the justices in a split decision over U.S. Supreme Court precedent on balancing pandemic policies and constitutional liberties.
A majority of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that California's policies restricting gatherings such as in-home Bible studies don't dis...
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