Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAPITOL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-cv-02710 (TNM) MURIEL BOWSER, In her official capacity as Mayor of the District of Columbia, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Capitol Hill Baptist Church (“the Church”) has opened its doors for a weekly worship service for 142 years—until now. Its doors closed in March, on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s COVID-19-related orders. At first, the Church accepted these restrictions willingly. But as the months passed by and the Mayor lifted other restrictions and welcomed mass…