Calvary Chapel church and its pastor appeal $1.2 million covid-related fine to Supreme Court

Among their arguments is that such a large penalty violates Eighth Amendment

Calvary Chapel San Jose as portrayed on the church’s website.

The covid-19 epidemic is over, but legal wrangling over whether state and local governments had the power to force worshipers to comply with covid protocols is not. Case in point: California’s Calvary Church San Jose is continuing to contest over $1 million in fines that were imposed on the ch…