Civil Rights
Apr. 15, 2020
Churches’ suit against governor’s orders cites century-old precedents
“Supreme Court precedent and California precedent both hold you can’t quarantine people who aren’t sick or aren’t proven to be exposed,” said Harmeet Dhillon of Dhillon Law Group in San Francisco.
Pastors of three Southern California churches have sued to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home home order, arguing he has exceeded his authority despite legal precedents many experts say grant broad powers to shut down public gatherings of all kinds during an epidemic.
"There are some arguments around due process and equal protection. How the governor came up with the 'who is essential and who's not' is arbitrary," said Harmeet K...
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