A California county facing a lawsuit from a local church over its COVID restrictions is clapping back as news of its reported surveillance of the house of worship gains publicity.
Fox News correspondent Jonathan Serrie discusses new data from Johns Hopkins showing COVID lockdowns had ‘little to no effect’ on mortality rates, but destroyed economies where imposed on ‘Special Report.’for allegedly violating constitutional rights with its punitive COVID-19 restrictions is clapping back as its reported surveillance of the house of worship gains publicity.
took various actions – such as watching church activities through a neighboring property's chain link fence, walking in on church gatherings like Bible study, and tracking churchgoers' cellular mobility data – to surveil Calvary, monitoring for compliance with public health mandates. As early as May 2020, however, Calvary Chapel, led by its pastor, Mike McClure, defied the county's public health mandates, holding indoor gatherings not in accordance with the mandatory limitations. Calvary is now facing more than $2 million in fines levied by the county for keeping its doors open during the pandemic against county orders. violated the First Amendment
Supporters of Calvary Chapel San Jose wave to cars outside of Santa Clara Superior Court in downtown San Jose, California, Dec. 8, 2020. However, Santa Clara County denied tracking churchgoers' movements in order to monitor compliance with public health orders.
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