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Bay Area COVID-19 Regulations Tracker - UPDATED November #2

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In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, California on Aug. 31 released the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on business, health and recreational activities at...more

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Religious Institutions Law Update: October 2020

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In Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, 140 S.Ct. 203 (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court declined to enjoin Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak's emergency order capping in-person services at 50 people regardless of facility size while...more

Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense

Judicial Restraint in the Time of COVID-19?

Across the nation, religious institutions are challenging COVID-19-related restrictions on religious worship.  There are too many cases to note.  We recently posted about the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision denying an...more

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Supreme Court Weighs in on Gathering Restrictions

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The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in for the first time on a COVID-19 related issue that recently has divided federal and state courts: whether restrictions on religious gatherings during the pandemic can be constitutional. ...more

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Courts Find That Governors Enjoy Broad Police Power to Limit Private Activities in a Pandemic

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Across the country, state and local governments have responded to the coronavirus by limiting in various ways normal activities that were part of everyday life before the outbreak. A battery of lawsuits in state and federal...more

Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Religious Worship

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an application for injunctive relief filed by South Bay United Pentecostal Church (Church) challenging California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Stay-At-Home order and 4-stage...more

Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense

Federal Court: “There is no pandemic exception to the Constitution of the United States or the Free Exercise Clause of the First...

Last week, a federal court in North Carolina issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the assembly of religious worship provisions in Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 138 (EO-138).  The court found that EO-138 was...more

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces the Opening of Texas Businesses

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As of April 27, the infection rates are down over the last two weeks and patient discharges are steady—creating significant capacity. Overall, 290,517 tests have been administered in Texas, with 25,297 individuals testing...more

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