{"id":415523,"date":"2021-04-12T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T00:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415523"},"modified":"2021-04-12T20:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T00:58:27","slug":"a-huge-win-california-lifts-capacity-limits-on-churches-following-5-rebukes-from-scotus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-huge-win-california-lifts-capacity-limits-on-churches-following-5-rebukes-from-scotus\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Huge Win\u2019: California Lifts Capacity Limits On Churches Following 5 Rebukes From SCOTUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-huge-win-california-lifts-capacity-limits-on-churches-following-5-rebukes-from-scotus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415523&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-92570444-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted all capacity restrictions on houses of worship Monday after months of highly publicized legal battles against churches and&nbsp;five rebukes from the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to recent judicial rulings, effective immediately, location and capacity limits on places of worship are not mandatory but are strongly recommended,\u201d read California\u2019s COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ca.gov\/industry-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidance<\/a>, which was revised Monday. \u201cThe linked guidance is in the process of being updated. All other restrictions in the guidance remain in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/libertycenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for American Liberty<\/a>, which brought three of the five lawsuits in which the Supreme Court ruled against California, lauded the move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Newsom should have done this a long time ago,\u201d&nbsp;said Center for American Liberty founder and CEO Harmeet K. Dhillon&nbsp;in a statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cFor over a year, the state of California has targeted the faith community for discriminatory treatment depriving them of their fundamental right to worship. It shouldn\u2019t take a decision from the Supreme Court, much less five decisions, for Gov. Newsom to realize that what he has been doing is unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s decision is incredibly gratifying for my colleagues and [me] at the Center for American Liberty&nbsp;who have been zealously advocating on behalf of courageous Californians seeking the full restoration of the First Amendment,\u201d Dhillon continued. \u201cWhile we celebrate the lifting of restrictions today, our work is not done. We will not relent until we have sufficient precedent from the courts prohibiting this civil liberties crisis from ever happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Thomas More Society attorney Jenna Ellis, who has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-macarthurs-la-county-church-continues-to-fight-for-freedom-to-hold-indoor-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">representing Pastor John MacArthur\u2019s Grace Community Church<\/a> in its legal battles with Los Angeles County, Dhillon said, \u201cThis just reminds you how we are only one judge away from tyranny at any given point in our country, and millions of dollars had to be spent in attorneys\u2019 fees to reach today\u2019s result.\u201d She later noted that the tide began to turn in their direction only following the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.089887640449\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pnjaban<\/a> Harmeet Dhillon explains the significance of Friday\u2019s SCOTUS opinion for religious freedom. Today, CA revised its unconstitutional, over-broad, and discriminatory health order to remove the capacity limits on churches. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liberty_Ctr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Liberty_Ctr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasMoreSoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ThomasMoreSoc<\/a> will keep fighting! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D6Ph98c0j4\">pic.twitter.com\/D6Ph98c0j4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennaEllisEsq\/status\/1381761916499066882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thomasmoresociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas More Society<\/a>, which was also involved in some the lawsuits that California churches brought to the Supreme Court, celebrated the fact that Newsom and his administration were backing down. The&nbsp;law firm told The Daily Wire that the California attorney general\u2019s office informed them of the lift on restrictions shortly before their attorneys were scheduled to discuss the deposition of the California State Health Officers before an evidentiary hearing next month in a lawsuit that South Bay United Pentecostal Church brought against Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest opinion from the Supreme Court is a clear reiteration of its continued directive to governors and health officials across America that they cannot discriminate against houses of worship or treat people of faith with less protection than the U.S. Constitution requires,\u201d Ellis told The Daily Wire. \u201cNo alleged health crisis ever justifies suspending religious freedom or any of our most sacred rights in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: California lifts its location and capacity limits on churches!! <\/p>\n<p>HUGE WIN for religious freedom thanks to the hard work of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasMoreSoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ThomasMoreSoc<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liberty_Ctr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Liberty_Ctr<\/a> attorneys.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pnjaban<\/a> joins me TONIGHT on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JustTheTruth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustTheTruth<\/a> at 6pm ET <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAmVoice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealAmVoice<\/a> with more on Friday\u2019s SCOTUS decision! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gz2sw9EGhY\">pic.twitter.com\/gz2sw9EGhY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennaEllisEsq\/status\/1381707837433389060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Thomas More Society attorney Paul Jonna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/scotus-blocks-california-restriction-that-limits-in-home-religious-gatherings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read the recent case<\/a> in which the Supreme Court blocked California from limiting in-home religious gatherings, he sent the following email to the California attorney general:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><em>Please confirm before our 1 pm call on Monday whether\/when the State plans to update its guidance to set churches at 100% capacity. Otherwise, we will seek further appellate relief \u2014 which will inevitably result in the 6th rebuke from SCOTUS of the unfortunate strategy chosen by your clients. It\u2019s time for the State of CA to get the message from the Supreme Court and stop fighting to maintain unconstitutional restrictions on religious exercise. Your clients\u2019 obstinate refusal to follow the law will only result in a larger attorneys\u2019 fees award at the end of this case.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Upon learning that the state\u2019s capacity guidance for places of worship is now only \u201crecommended\u201d and not mandatory, Jonna said, \u201cThis is a huge win that God has provided for all people of faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-macarthur-commends-underground-church-in-canada-reads-heartfelt-letter-from-jailed-alberta-pastor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John MacArthur Commends \u2018Underground Church In Canada,\u2019 Reads Heartfelt Letter From Jailed Alberta Pastor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Gov. 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