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9th Circuit: Nevada's COVID-19 church attendance cap illegal

by Scott Sonner
| December 15, 2020 1:06 PM

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in favor of two Nevada churches that say the state’s COVID-19 restrictions violate their First Amendment rights because they place harsher attendance limits on religious gatherings than casinos and other secular businesses.

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