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DOJ sides with church suing Virginia Gov. Northam after pastor who held 16-person service faced fine, jail

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T12:10:31-05:00May 6th, 2020|

The Justice Department is siding with a Virginia church suing Gov. Ralph Northam after police threatened a pastor with jail time or a $2,500 fine for violating the state's coronavirus lockdown restrictions by holding a 16-person church service on Palm Sunday.

ACRU Action Names Virginia Governor Ralph Northam “Crisis Tyrant of the Week”

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T12:10:35-05:00May 4th, 2020|

The American Constitutional Rights Union named Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) as its Crisis Tyrant this week, based on his arbitrary and excessive COVID-19 restrictions, and using a pandemic to pass laws that permanently harm the integrity of the Commonwealth and its residents.