Justice Department Sides With DC Church in Opposing COVID Restrictions

Justice Department Sides With DC Church in Opposing COVID Restrictions
Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 2015. DHousch/CCO 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Matthew Vadum
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The Trump administration is supporting a church’s federal lawsuit challenging the District of Columbia’s pandemic-related restrictions that limit church gatherings–even those outdoors—to 100 people.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a document called a statement of interest in the legal proceeding initiated by Capitol Hill Baptist Church, arguing the District government limit on the size of church gatherings runs afoul of the First Amendment to the Constitution and federal law.