Federal Judge Tells DC Mayor She Can’t Restrict Capitol Hill Baptist Church Services

Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 2015. DHousch/CCO 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A federal judge granted Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s request for a preliminary injunction against District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, allowing the congregation to resume worship services.

“The Court determines that the church is likely to succeed in proving that the District’s actions violate [the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993] RFRA,” wrote U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Trevor McFadden in a decision late on Oct. 9.