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A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court could place limits on New York stateâs ability to place restrictions on places of worship, receiving mixed reactions from local faith leaders in Chautauqua County.
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Even as coronavirus cases continue to appear nationwide, a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court could place limits on New York state’s ability to place restrictions on places of worship, receiving mixed reactions from local faith leaders in Chautauqua County.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices favored the side of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America, which have churches and synagogues in areas of Brooklyn and Queens that were previously designated red and orange zones. In those red and orange zones, the state had capped attendance at houses of worship at 10 and 25 people, respectively. But those particular areas are now designated as yellow zones with less restrict
Photo Courtesy of Jack Mayer, Office of Governor Northam.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from the United States Capitol overnight. A representative from the governor’s office was present for the removal along with United States Senator Tim Kaine and Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton.
Each state is entitled to display two statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection, and for 111 years, the Confederate statue has stood along with America’s first president George Washington as Virginia’s contributions. The two statues were added in 1909, which was 44 years after the Confederacy rebelled against the United States and was defeated. The Lee statue had been one among 13 located in the Crypt of the Capitol, representing the 13 original colonies.
Full statement here:
“Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., President Trump’s campaign committee, today filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the US. Supreme Court to reverse a trio of Pennsylvania Supreme Court cases which illegally changed Pennsylvania’s mail balloting law immediately before and after the 2020 presidential election in violation of Article II of the United States Constitution and
Bush v. Gore. This represents the Campaign’s first independent U.S. Supreme Court filing and seeks relief based on the same Constitutional arguments successfully raised in
Bush v. Gore.
“This petition follows a related Pennsylvania case where Justice Alito and two other justices observed ‘the constitutionality of the [Pennsylvania] Supreme Court’s decision [extending the statutory deadline for receipt of mail ballots from 8 pm on election day to 5 pm three days later] … has national importance, and there is a strong likelihood that the State Supreme Cour
churst@post-journal.com
Even as coronavirus cases continue to appear nationwide, a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court could place limits on New York state’s ability to place restrictions on places of worship, receiving mixed reactions from local faith leaders in Chautauqua County.
In a 5-4 decision, the justices favored the side of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America, which have churches and synagogues in areas of Brooklyn and Queens that were previously designated red and orange zones. In those red and orange zones, the state had capped attendance at houses of worship at 10 and 25 people, respectively. But those particular areas are now designated as yellow zones with less restrictive rules neither group challenged.
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be humble in his governance of the country as power is transient and ephemeral.
He also urged the president to reflect on the lives of strong men in history like the late Libyan leader, Col. Maman Gaddafi, late General Sani Abacha and recently the outgoing President of the United States of America, Donald Trump as a pointer that power does not last for ever
Secondus spoke at the weekend at the annual thanksgiving of the PDP Chapel at the National Secretariat.