SCOTUS defends 1st Amendment in CA

Vec explains the U.S. Supreme Court’s injunction against California Governor Gavin Newsom over restrictions on places of worship. In March of 2020, Governor Newsom issued edicts that placed a ban on indoor religious services.

On February 5th, the Supreme Court ruled on two cases brought by two church groups and their pastors, Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry, and South Bay United Pentecostal Church. The churches' request for an injunction halting the in-person worship ban was partially granted, pending appeal.

The Justices said for now California can’t continue with a ban on indoor church services, but it can limit attendance to 25% of a building’s capacity and restrict singing and chanting inside.

Qualified Immunity in Walsh v. Hodge et al.

Later in the episode, Mark discusses the qualified immunity issues involved in NCLA’s new Title IX cert petition in Walsh v. Hodge, et al.

NCLA represents Dr. Walsh who was fired after a sham Title IX university hearing on allegations that he sexually harassed a student. He was not permitted to introduce evidence to prove his innocence or have any real-time opportunity to confront and cross-examine his accuser to allow the Committee to evaluate her—and his—credibility. Instead, the University hired an outside investigator to look into the complaint and testify before the Committee. In response, Dr. Walsh filed a federal suit against the university officials involved in his disciplinary hearing.

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