By: Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/
California Governor Gavin Newsom's political future is yet to be decided as the recall effort against him mounts, but he's already a loser when it comes to his COVID restrictions surviving review by the United States Supreme Court.
Newsom's disregard for the rights of his fellow citizens amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic set up a series of legal showdowns that saw California's governor lose five times in recent months when his restrictive limitations were struck down by SCOTUS.
Three of those five losses came at the hands of one group: the Center for American Liberty.
>>"These wins have been in the context of religious liberty," explained Mark Trammell, executive director and general counsel at the Center for American Liberty. "The free exercise of religion is a fundamental right. It speaks directly to the dignity of all persons."
When the Center for American Liberty challenged COVID restrictions in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom and Gish v. Newsom, the Supreme Court ruled against California's chief executive.
It isn't an impossible task to follow science and protect citizens' health without trampling their God-given rights—just look at Governor DeSantis and how he's piloted Florida through the pandemic. Newsom, who didn't seem to get the message, continued his discriminatory actions despite repeated admonishment from the Supreme Court.
That all changed after his most recent legal defeat. Late last week, the Supreme Court handed the Center for American Liberty another victory in Tandon v. Newsom, completing the group's hat trick against California's governor. Trammell was bullish on the message Newsom's losing record at SCOTUS telegraphs to other states:
>>"It is a very big deal and I think it sends a clear signal to governors across the country that the Court will not tolerate restrictions on the free exercise of religion."
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/04/13/gov-newsom-cant-win-in-court-n2587817