Castleview Church | Indianapolis, Marion County
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Description: The city of Indianapolis and Marion County held firm to the church gathering restrictions in their public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic despite a letter from Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill that pointed out that such unequal treatment is riddled with legal and constitutional problems. Castleview Church wishes to comply with the law and should not be forced to forego their religious activities and duties when the city and county imposes on churches restrictions that are more severe than those imposed on commercial entities.
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ABOUT Paul Schmitt
Paul Schmitt serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for more than four years, working in military satellite communications. Schmitt received his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court and the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Family. He also completed the ADF leadership development program to become a Blackstone Fellow. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009, and served the Urbana campus on the University’s board of trustees. Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and the Northern and Southern districts of Indiana.