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Federal Judge: Drive-In Church Ban Unconstitutional

Federal Judge: Drive-In Church Ban Unconstitutional
Pastor Chuck Salvo delivers his sermon to the congregation during a drive-in service at On Fire Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., on April 5, 2020. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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On the day before Easter Sunday, a federal judge in Kentucky enjoined Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer from enforcing a sweeping social-distancing order that banned drive-in church services.

The court ruling came some hours before the Trump administration vowed swift action to protect churches from overreach by local officials perceived as overzealous in their efforts to combat the CCP virus that causes the occasionally deadly disease COVID-19.