CA Judge Orders San Diego to Open Strip Clubs Based on First Amendment, But Churches Still Closed – IOTW Report

CA Judge Orders San Diego to Open Strip Clubs Based on First Amendment, But Churches Still Closed

Legal Insurrection:

San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil ordered the county to open strip clubs due to the First Amendment.

Shouldn’t that argument apply to places of worship as well?

Note: This decision is not final. The full hearing will happen at the end of the month, but it allows the strip clubs to temporarily open.

From The San Diego Union-Tribune:

Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil granted a request for a temporary injunction that stops “any government entity or law enforcement officer from enforcing the provisions of the cease-and-desist orders” filed against two establishments — Pacers Showgirls International and Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club — provided both locations follow extensive measures designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on their premises.

A lawsuit that the clubs filed against the county in October alleges that the county’s public health orders, which prohibit live entertainment but that don’t specifically mention adult entertainment, violate the businesses’ constitutional rights of due process and equal protection under the law, arguing that other establishments, from restaurants to comedy clubs, have been allowed to host “considerable live entertainment.”

These clubs received a cease-and-desist letter from the county in mid-October. read more

17 Comments on CA Judge Orders San Diego to Open Strip Clubs Based on First Amendment, But Churches Still Closed

  1. Here’s what you do.
    Bring in some flashing neon lights and a sound system with heavy base.
    Tell the people to bring dollar bills. If anyone shows up to shut the place down, flip on the switches and have the preacher walk down the aisle and everybody tucks a dollar into his waist band.

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