Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, declining to intervene in the church’s challenge to county-level COVID-19 restrictions.

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February 28, 2026
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Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County (2024).
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Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County [2024] — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, declining to intervene in the church's challenge to county-level COVID-19 restrictions. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/calvary-chapel/, accessed March 26, 2026).
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Holding: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, declining to intervene in the church's challenge to county-level COVID-19 restrictions.
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Calvary Chapel v. Santa Clara County is a Church & State case in 2024. The court held that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to stay out of the case while state enforcement actions were ongoing, declining to intervene in the church's challenge to county-level COVID-19 restrictions.

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