A Baptist church in Washington, D.C. has reached a $220,000 settlement with the District of Columbia and Mayor Muriel Bowser in a civil case filed over the District’s restrictions on gatherings at places of worship ...
A judge said city limitations are causing a ‘substantial burden’ on Capitol Hill Baptist under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
A district court has temporarily granted a request from a Washington, D.C., Southern Baptist church to gather for outdoor worship services that violate the city’s rules for public gatherings.
Capitol Hill Baptist Church this week became the first church to file suit against D.C. over pandemic-related restrictions on worship services and mass gatherings, citing violations of First and Fifth Amendment rights.