A federal appeals court has backed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order banning in-church services to blunt the spread of coronavirus.
ABC News looks at how America reacted to the rising coronavirus death toll and unprecedented unemployment numbers in April.A federal appeals court has backed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order banning in-church services to blunt the, rejecting an argument from clerics that the governor is treading on their First Amendment right to free exercise of their religious beliefs.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the Veterans Home of California, May 22, 2020, in Yountville, Calif. ''We're dealing here with a highly contagious and often fatal disease for which there presently is no known cure," Judges Jacqueline Nguyen and Barry Silverman wrote in their ruling denying the restraining order.
Members of houses of worship are not allowed to congregate until the plan's third phase begins, which will also allow the reopening of hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, gyms, movie theaters and sporting events without live audiences.
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