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In this file photo taken on December 7, 2020 The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
JTA For the second time in three weeks, the US Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that state governments may not restrict religious gatherings more strictly than secular ones due to the pandemic.
Responding to an appeal by a New Jersey priest and an Orthodox rabbi, the high court in a unanimous opinion instructed an appellate court to review their claim that the rules laid down by Governor Phil Murphy on limiting religious gatherings to 150 people or 25 percent of a room’s capacity, whichever number is lower, constituted religious discrimination.
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