Litigation & Arbitration
Apr. 14, 2023
Judge fines church $1.2M for not enforcing COVID rules
“It should appear clear to all — regardless of religious affiliation — that wearing a mask while worshiping one’s god and communing with other congregants is a simple, unobtrusive, giving way to protect others while exercising your right to religious freedom,” Santa Clara County Judge Evette D. Pennypacker wrote.
A judge imposed a $1.2 million fine on the Calvary Chapel San Jose congregation that declined to enforce mask wearing or social distancing orders of the Santa Clara County public health officer after a three-year battle that now moves back to state appellate and possibly federal court.
“It should appear clear to all — regardless of religious affiliation — that wearing a mask while worshiping [sic] one’s god and communing with other congreg...
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