California Supreme Court allows San Jose church to avoid over $200,000 in COVID-19 fines

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The ruling denied a final bid by Santa Clara County to force Calvary Chapel to pay contempt-of-court fees, but the legal battle continues over other fines and a federal lawsuit by the church.

The court says a church that defied safety regulations during the pandemic by holding large services won’t have to pay about $200,000 in fines.

“We’re very pleased that the 6th District’s decision has been depublished,” said Santa Clara County Counsel James Williams. “It validates our concerns that it was a legally erroneous decision.”“We are pleased the California Supreme Court chose not to take up the matter,” Gondeiro said. “We are very confident in a federal lawsuit where we seek to hold the county accountable for their unconstitutional public health orders.

And Santa Clara County’s core case against Calvary Chapel also remains pending in state court, Williams said.New hospitalizations have tripled in the last month. A new mask order is possible in the coming weeks if hospitalization metrics worsen. By depublishing the 6th District’s opinion Wednesday, the state Supreme Court basically said the lower appellate court came to the wrong conclusion, but the high court was not going to take up the case and wade into the matter, Williams said.

 

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TAX THE CHURCHES! FFS

Amerika is a crazy country. If Ebola hits, churches will be able to hold gatherings and increase infection rates among the population. Right wing extremism is a cancer to society.

They should have to pay every dime.

This rinky dink place of hate and all the other ones needs to be paying taxes, these places are more involved in politics than crooked democrats and republicans

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