CASSELL v. SNYDERS

No. 20-1757.

990 F.3d 539 (2021)

Stephen CASSELL and The Beloved Church, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David SNYDERS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Breen , Thomas L. Brejcha, Jr. , Martin Whittaker , Attorneys, THOMAS MORE SOCIETY, Chicago, IL, Michael McHale , THOMAS MORE SOCIETY, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Benjamin M. Jacobi , Terence J. Corrigan , Karen L. McNaught , Attorneys, O'HALLORAN, KOSOFF, GEITNER & COOK, LLC, Northbrook, IL, for Defendants-Appellees DAVID SNYDERS and CRAIG BEINTEMA.

Priyanka Gupta , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee JAY R. PRITZKER.

Kevin M. Casey , Dominick L. Lanzito , Paul O'Grady , Jennifer L. Turiello , Attorneys, PETERSON, JOHNSON & MURRAY — CHICAGO LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee STEVE SCHAIBLE.

Alexander Joseph Luchenitser , Attorney, AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

Alexander Joseph Luchenitser , Attorney, AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, Washington, DC, Jeffrey I. Pasek , Attorney, COZEN O'CONNOR, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Curiae JEWISH SOCIAL POLICY ACTION NETWORK.

Before Wood, Hamilton, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiffs appeal the May 3, 2020 denial of a preliminary injunction against a now-expired ten-person limit on religious and other gatherings that Illinois imposed to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The plaintiffs, a Christian church and its pastor, hold weekly in-person worship services attended by approximately...

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