Supreme Court again sides with Churches vs. State COVID restrictions

Another win for reasonableness.

The court issued an unsigned order reversing lower federal court rulings that declined to block the restrictions on houses of worship in Colorado and New Jersey. While the justices did not rule the restrictions were improper, the Supreme Court did order the lower courts to reexamine them.

The New Jersey challenge was brought by Fr. Kevin Robinson and Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler, who also argue that the state’s restrictions on houses of worship are unconstitutional as they target religion unfairly.

The ruling comes after the high court ruled last month in favor of New York churches and synagogues that challenged Governor Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic restrictions on worship services.

In response, Colorado informed the Supreme Court that it altered the restrictions “to remove capacity limits from all houses of worship at all times in response to this Court’s recent decisions.”

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[maria]

Such wonderful news. Thank you.