As reported by the
Baltimore Sun:
Maryland politicians, pastors and business owners banded together Saturday afternoon to file a sweeping federal lawsuit aimed at ending restrictions enacted by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in response to the coronavirus.
The lawsuit argues that the governor’s orders banning large gatherings and closing most businesses violate constitutional and federal laws protecting commerce, freedom of assembly, the right to protest and the right to practice their religion.
The 56-page complaint (
full text) in
Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, (D MD, filed 5/2/2020) includes nine pastors and a deacon among the 19 plaintiffs.It alleges in part that the Governor's ten-person limit on gatherings for religious worship violates plaintiffs free exercise rights and violates the Establishment Clause by dictating the manner in which Christians and churches must worship.
