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內華達州就禮拜限制令訴訟向一教會支付17.5萬美元

內華達州就禮拜限制令訴訟向一教會支付17.5萬美元

內華達州的代頓谷各各他教堂(Calvary Chapel)。 | (圖片:Alliance Defending Freedom)

內華達州已同意向一教會支付17.5萬美元的法律費用,用於支付其在冠狀病毒大流行期間對該州頒布的禮拜限制進行的法律鬥爭。

周二上午,內華達州監督委員會(The Nevada Board of Examiners)一致批准了總檢察長辦公室提出的向代頓谷各各他教堂(Calvary Chapel)支付侵權賠償的請求。

委員會主任蘇珊·布朗(Susan Brown)在會上解釋說,支付17.5萬美元是「為遵守本案的同意令,該令要求內華達州支付合理的律師費」,她說「這筆費用將從侵權索賠基金中支出」。

出席會議的人沒有對此提出疑問,在沒有反對票的情況下通過了批准侵權索賠的動議。

代頓谷各各他教堂於2020年5月對內華達州提起訴訟,指責州長史蒂夫·西蘇拉克(Steve Sisolak)在該州的COVID-19限制中對教會的待遇不如世俗機構。

例如,教會不論建築規模大小隻允許最多50人參加禮拜活動,而賭場和健身房等世俗企業可以以50%的容量運作。

2020年6月,地區法院法官理查德·鮑爾韋爾二世(Richard Boulware)對代頓教會作出不利裁決,聲稱教會未能證明其面臨歧視。

「當對世俗活動實施了新的、更具限制性的措施,而對宗教活動沒有實施類似的限制時,很難確定針對禮拜場所的選擇性執法模式,」布爾韋爾去年寫道。

「原告要求的救濟將要求法院參與可能是每天或每周關於公共衛生措施的決定,而這些決定傳統上是由州官員和在該領域有專長的州機構來做的。」

去年7月,美國最高法院以5比4的裁定駁回了各各他教會提出的阻止這些限制的請求,允許地區法院對這些限制的裁決暫時成立。

然而,去年12月,美國第九巡迴上訴法院的一個由三名法官組成的小組支持該教會的做法,推翻了地區法院的判決。米蘭·D·史密斯(Milan D. Smith Jr.)法官當時在小組意見中寫道:「……我們推翻了地區法院的判決,指示地區法院對指令的分析採用嚴格的審查,並初步禁止內華達州對禮拜場所的實地禮拜實行少於消防規範容量25%的出席限制。」

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