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Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | YouTube/Tony Spell A judge in Louisiana has rejected a motion filed by controversial Pastor Tony Spell to quash six misdemeanor charges filed against him for holding church services in violation of state orders aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus. Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose of Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court denied Spell’s motion Monday, ruling that the constitutionality of Gov. John Bel Edwards has already been confirmed by courts. Spell, the leader of Life Tabernacle Church in Central who made national headlines last year by holding large in-person worship gatherings in defiance of Bell’s pandemic measures, had argued that government limits on gatherings at the church violated the congregation’s First Amendment rights. ....
Legal challenges to Louisiana s virus restrictions continue despite court rulings Sam Karlin When a Baton Rouge judge last month ruled a last-ditch effort by House Republican lawmakers to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards virus restrictions was unconstitutional, it appeared the governor was mostly done defending his virus rules after a series of wins in court, at least until the Louisiana Supreme Court weighs in. But the legal challenges haven t stopped rolling in. On Tuesday, a St. Martin Parish state district judge agreed to temporarily block enforcement of the governor s restrictions against Red s Levee Bar, which bills itself as a small country bar in Catahoula, after a lawyer who has represented the Rev. Tony Spell, of Central, filed suit on behalf of the establishment. ....
St. Martin Parish Judge Blocks Enforcement of Bar Restrictions 16th Judicial District Judge Anthony Thibodeaux has issued a temporary order that blocks the enforcement of restrictions on bars put in place by Governor John Bel Edwards for COVID-19 mitigation. The order in particular blocks the restrictions at Red s Levee Bar in Catahoula. Why them specifically? Well, they filed a lawsuit against the restrictions and this is how the judge ruled. The judge s temporary order will be in place until a hearing can be held on December 28th. The order, according to a report published by KATC Television, quotes attorney Jeff Wittenbrink about the lawsuit and the judge s order. ....
St. Martin Parish judge temporarily blocks enforcement of governor s restrictions on bars St. Martin Parish judge temporarily blocks enforcement of governor s restrictions on bars and last updated 2021-01-04 16:56:56-05 ST. MARTINVILLE, La. â UPDATE 12/28: A pre-trial hearing was held on Monday, Dec. 28 to hear arguments regarding the preliminary injunction in this case and the judge ruled against Red s Levee Bar and removed the injunction. KATC reached out to the St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court that said the judge didn t rule on anything else regarding the protective order. However, the case was not dismissed and is pending another court date for the next hearing. ....
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