U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law
May 26, 2020
Shutdown order questions could end at US Supreme Court
Although lower federal and state courts in California have ruled First Amendment rights are not absolute, especially when weighed against public health, it remains to be seen which conclusions the appellate courts will reach, as two religious freedom matters have reached the 9th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals.
Key constitutional issues over freedom of religion and assembly reignited by coronavirus shutdowns aren't likely to be overturned on the appellate level and could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to legal analysts.
Two federal cases brought by churches and one by protesters testing Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency orders are pending at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after lower courts ruled in favor of the state of...
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