The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico (federal district court) · New Mexico
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 28 U.S.C. § 1331; First Amendment; Public Health Act; PHERA
- Issued
- 2020-07-13 July 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-13
- End
- standing (affirmed in relevant part, 10th Cir. 2021, not verified here) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since July 13, 2020 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capEvents and venues
- Addressees
- persons generally; houses of worship; every entity holding gatherings
- Character
- adjudication
- Collection
- Standing duties: New Mexico DUT-NM
Operative words
The Court concludes that: (i) Legacy Church is not substantially likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the Public Health Orders violate Legacy Church's Free Exercise rights, because the Public Health Orders are neutral with respect to religion and generally applicable.
Penalty
As recited in the orders: §§ 24-1-21, 12-10A-19
What it required
Treated the April, May and July 2020 public health orders as generally applicable law binding every gathering and business in the State, declined to enjoin them, and recorded (at Doc. 80, p. 47 of the transcript discussion) the State's enforcement posture toward entities 'violating a Public Health Order.' Character as recorded: adjudication (orders upheld).
Retrieval note268-page opinion from the GovInfo United States Courts Opinions collection; 'Case 1:20-cv-00327-JB-SCY Document 80 Filed 07/13/20.' The opinion is cited for its treatment of the public health orders as binding, generally applicable law; the Tenth Circuit's later disposition is not part of this record.