DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has faced multiple lawsuits accusing him of infringing on religious liberty during his six years as Minnesota governor.
Walz encountered legal challenges for COVID-19 lockdown policies that religious organizations argued were discriminatory, placing stricter requirements on churches than businesses. He also encountered pushback after signing a law that stripped faith-based schools of funding for a program that offers free college credits to high school students.
[Vice President Kamala Harris, now Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee, tapped Walz on Tuesday to be her running mate.]
Walz determined in a May 13, 2020, executive order that retailers would be allowed to reopen at 50% capacity, but he left religious gatherings capped at 10 people. After Catholic and Lutheran churches…
