Chicago Threatens to Bulldoze Churches, Lawyer Says

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The lawyer representing two churches in Chicago fighting the city’s coronavirus guidelines said he never thought he’d see the day when city leaders would threaten to bulldoze a church for allowing its congregation to worship. That day has arrived. Matt Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said Wednesday that churches that he represents have received letters from the city’s Board of Health that declared them “public nuisances.” Staver read the letter on air that said the department “has the power and duty to cause all nuisances affecting the health of the public to be abated.” Staver said the letter threatened a “summary abatement,” which is legalese for the destruction of the facility without any judicial process or further notice.

Judge refuses to dismiss Flynn case, petitions full appellate court

Judge Emmett Sullivan is appealing for a review of a judicial panel's decision that urged a dismissal of the case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn, and Sullivan is now arguing that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it ordered him to do so last month.