Samuel Armstrong v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Did Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-33-20,
mandating that Californians "stay home" to prevent
the spread of COVID-19, violate the rights of petitioner
and all similarly-situated Californians guaranteed to
them by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment?
In evaluating the due process claim, does Jacobson
v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905)
provide the governing standard, or does a stricter level
of scrutiny apply to such emergency measures taken
during a proclaimed public crisis, as suggested by
more-recent precedent like Roman Cath. Diocese of
Brooklyn v. Cuomo, 141 S. Ct. 63, 208 L. Ed. 2d 206
(2020)?
Did Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-33-20 violate the Due Process Clause?