Tandon v. Newsom
United States Supreme Court
141 S. Ct. 1294, 593 U.S. 61 (2021)
- Written by Robert Cane, JD
Facts
In 2020, Gavin Newsom (defendant), the governor of California, imposed various restrictions on commercial and social activities in an effort to reduce transmission of COVID-19. One of the restrictions limited at-home meetings to attendance by persons from no more than three households. However, other COVID-19 restrictions permitted meetings of persons from more than three households in various commercial settings. Ritesh Tandon (plaintiff) sought to participate in at-home meetings comprising persons from more than three households for the purpose of religious exercise. Such meetings violated the restriction on at-home meetings set by California’s COVID-19 restrictions. Consequently, Tandon applied to the district court for an injunction against California’s restriction on at-home meetings, which the district court denied. Tandon appealed the denial of the injunction. The court of appeals declined to grant an injunction. Tandon petitioned for a writ of certiorari, which the Supreme Court granted.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
Dissent (Kagan, J.)
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