DOJ Warns California Governor Over Church Closings

The DOJ, in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, expressed “several” concerns that the state’s plan public health orders enacted to slow the CCP virus.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on April 14, 2020. Rich Pedroncelli,File/AP Photo

The Department of Justice has warned California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state’s public health orders may be discriminatory against churches.

In a letter on May 19 the DOJ expressed “several” concerns over the state’s health orders, enacted to slow the spread of the CCP virus, commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus.