Los Angeles County says it’s dropping its tough restrictions on attendance at houses of worship after a series of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings struck down pandemic-related church attendance limits across the country. Lawyers for Harvest Rock Church, which beat the State of California at the Supreme Court earlier this month, hailed the decision. Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a public interest law firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is pleased with the county’s policy change. “We are grateful for the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings that are resulting in the unconstitutional worship bans falling like dominoes,” he said.” The Supreme Court has made it very clear that the courts and the states must begin applying the First Amendment to protect houses of worship. No pastor, church, or parishioner in America should have to choose between worship and prison.” While earlier in the pandemic saga, the Supreme Court deadlocked …
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