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South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et al., Applicants v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
Application · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-55533
Application granted in part · February 5, 2021
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Charles S. LiMandri
For respondent
Helen H. Hong
California Department of Justice, Office of Solicitor General
Argument & decision
Decided February 5, 2021.
Proceedings
- Feb 05 2021Application (20A136) referred to the Court.
- Feb 05 2021The application for injunctive relief presented to JUSTICE KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted in part. Respondents are enjoined from enforcing the Blueprint’s Tier 1 prohibition on indoor worship services against the applicants pending disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. The application is denied with respect to the percentage capacity limitations, and respondents are not en-joined from imposing a 25% capacity limitation on indoor worship services in Tier 1. The application is denied with respect to the prohibition on singing and chanting during indoor services. This order is without prejudice to the applicants presenting new evidence to the District Court that the State is not applying the percentage capacity limitations or the prohibition on singing and chanting in a generally applicable manner. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH would grant the application in full. JUSTICE ALITO would grant the application with respect to all of the capacity restrictions on indoor worship services and the prohibition against indoor singing and chanting, and would stay for 30 days an injunction against the percentage attendance caps and the prohibition against indoor singing and chanting. (See Detached Opinion). CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS, concurring in the partial grant of application for injunctive relief. (Detached Opinion). JUSTICE BARRETT, with whom JUSTICE KAVANAUGH joins, concurring in the partial grant of application for injunctive relief. (Detached Opinion). Statement of JUSTICE GORSUCH, with whom JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE ALITO join. (Detached Opinion). JUSTICE KAGAN, with whom
- Jan 30 2021Letter of applicants South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et al. filed.
- Jan 30 2021Reply of applicants South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et al. filed.
- Jan 29 2021Response to application from respondents Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al. filed.
- Jan 29 2021Response to application from respondents Wilma J. Wooten, et al. filed.
- Jan 29 2021Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
- Jan 27 2021Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al.
- Jan 26 2021Response to application (20A136) requested by Justice Kagan, due Friday, January 29, by 5 p.m. ET.
- Jan 25 2021Application (20A136) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Kagan.