Government,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 21, 2020
Pastors vow mass defiance of Newsom’s closure orders
This latest move appears to show opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency orders are increasingly willing to buck court rulings, even as several attorneys have filed a new round of petitions appealing those lower court decisions to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
More than 1,200 pastors will reopen church services on May 31 in defiance of what they say is an unconstitutional order by Gov. Gavin Newsom order suspending in-person worship services, according to a letter they sent to him Wednesday.
The letter praised "the significant efforts you have made to protect the health and safety of residents of California." But it also stated the governor has "overlooked the essential and critical natur...
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