The CA church asking SCOTUS for emergency relief to hold in-person services as the state struggles with a second COVID surge just filed its final brief. It's riddled with errors. 
Brief opens by lamenting the "sea of purple" on the state's restrictions map
And complains that while houses of worship are entirely closed in purple areas, "food packing and processing, laundromats and warehouses" have no capacity restrictions.
As if those are comparable facilities with lengthy indoor gatherings. Of course, they are not.
As if those are comparable facilities with lengthy indoor gatherings. Of course, they are not.
Consider the list of venues in CA that are entirely closed to indoor gatherings in the most-restrictive zones:
- museums
- zoos
- aquariums
- movie theaters
- gyms and fitness centers
- restaurants
- wineries
- family recreation centers
- live audience sports
- houses of worship
- museums
- zoos
- aquariums
- movie theaters
- gyms and fitness centers
- restaurants
- wineries
- family recreation centers
- live audience sports
- houses of worship
Oh, and also: bars, breweries, and distilleries are entirely closed for indoor AND outdoor gatherings.
Does that sound like discrimination against religion and religious institutions to you?
Does that sound like discrimination against religion and religious institutions to you?
The sloppiness of the reasoning is matched by the spelling and grammar of the brief
https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1333860812109254658?s=20
With all briefs in, SCOTUS could rule on this application at any time. I expect they will before the weekend.
Here's my detailed look at the brief California filed yesterday.
Here's my detailed look at the brief California filed yesterday.
https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1333535597101805569?s=20
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