Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. | Wikimedia Commons/Farragutful
The District of Columbia and Mayor Muriel Bowser have agreed to pay $220,000 as part of a legal settlement with a local Baptist church that sued the city over in-person worship restrictions during the pandemic.Â
Last September, Capitol Hill Baptist Church sued the district over the governmentâs ban on outdoor worship services that had more than 100 people in attendance.
In a settlement agreement and release approved on Thursday, the city agreed to pay $220,000 to the counsels representing the church, which broke down to $210,000 for the law firm WilmerHale and $10,000 for the national legal nonprofit First Liberty Institute.