Security guards walk the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, October 1, 2010. | REUTERS/Larry Downing
The United States Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that upheld a temporary ban on nearly all abortions in Texas, asking the appellate court to dismiss the case as moot.
The Supreme Court granted the petition of Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics to reverse a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, banning most abortions in an effort to free up hospital space for coronavirus patients. The Fifth Circuit s ruling itself reversed a judge s ruling at the district court level. Abbott s executive order came in March 2020, a time when most U.S. states had implemented shutdowns of varying intensity in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a San Diego area church’s request to overturn California’s COVID-19 restrictions on indoor worship gatherings although it acknowledged that the congregation is suffering “irreparable harm” due to the temporary ban.
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(CN) A Ninth Circuit panel Friday affirmed a federal judge’s denial of a church’s bid to block California’s temporary ban on indoor worship during the Covid-19 pandemic, but said the state could not impose attendance caps in less restrictive tiers of its health order.
California’s public health order bars any indoor gathering for religious services when an increase in both Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations strain local health care systems.
The panel agreed that the church is suffering “irreparable harm” by not being allowed to hold worship services indoors with its members, but said the measures are necessary to curb viral spread.
The Congregation Shaarei Zion synagogue in Borough Park held a wedding attended by thousands on Monday night
Shlomo Halberstam, the 18-year-old son of the head of the Bobov Hasidic sect, married his bride in the parking lot
The ceremony then moved indoors where video shared on social media showed hundreds of men packed together
The synagogue is allowed to hold services at 50% capacity, which would have allowed 900 people to be inside the building
It is supposed to enforce social distancing and attendees are required to wear masks, but this was not evident from the video and pictures shared
Yet the NYC sheriff s office has claimed the celebration was in line with COVID-19 guidelines
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The civil suit originated in April after the governor first imposed, by executive order, restrictions on worship services, citing the coronavirus public health emergency. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Attorneys for Inland Empire pastors challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom s restrictions on in-person church services amid the coronavirus pandemic said they are pressing ahead with a request for an emergency injunction against the state to stop enforcement of the restrictions. For nearly 10 months, California has forced faithful Americans to choose between obedience to God and obedience to Gavin, by forcing them to forsake religious gatherings, Center for American Liberty General Counsel Mark Trammell said Friday. We are optimistic that the U.S. Supreme Court will afford Californians the same relief it correctly afforded New Yorkers by enjoining Newsom s unconstitutional and discriminatory executive order.