Supreme Court is set to rule in a case in which a San Diego-area church challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom's order limiting attendance because of the coronavirus.
“We’re dealing here with a highly contagious and often fatal disease for which there presently is no known cure,” wrote Judge Barry Silverman, an appointee of President Clinton.
that will allow houses of worship to reopen, but with limits. The new rules say “places of worship must limit attendance to 25% of building capacity or a maximum of 100 attendees, whichever is lower.”
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