U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ ALM)
Lawyers for California urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday night to uphold the state’s pandemic-era ban on large religious gatherings.
In a filing submitted to Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the state’s attorneys said the South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista “failed to demonstrate any substantial, impending injury” in its request to immediately lift San Diego County’s order capping attendance at places of worship to 25% of a building’s capacity or 100 people, whichever is lower.
