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The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a New Jersey church and synagogue injunctive relief from Gov. Phil Murphy s pandemic restrictions on houses of worship after religious leaders protested against his orders requiring congregants to wear masks during services.
In an unsigned order released Tuesday afternoon, the court vacated a district court decision against the church and sent the case to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals for further consideration in light of the court s ruling in
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo. In that case, the court found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had violated the First Amendment by regulating church activity more harshly than businesses during the pandemic.
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Jared Polis (D) earlier this year over capacity limits on indoor gatherings which negatively impacted the small faith group’s ability to hold services.
Originally suing on a First Amendment claim, the church withdrew their original complaint after Chief Justice
John Roberts‘ concurrence in
South Bay United, which held that religious institutions incidentally challenged by neutral laws does not equate to a legally-cognizable slight under the First Amendment.
After the Minneapolis Police Department killing of
George Floyd in late May, however, “spontaneous and volatile mass protests” erupted, in the words of the Colorado District Court. In turn, the tiny church in Ault, Colorado filed an amended complaint alleging that Polis “permitted and encouraged these protest gatherings while continuing to impose draconian restrictions on religious gatherings.”
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent efforts on behalf of aggrieved religious groups continued apace on Tuesday with a brief order striking down lower court rulings that did not touch Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship.
Jared Polis (D) earlier this year over capacity limits on indoor gatherings which negatively impacted the small faith group’s ability to hold services.
Originally suing on a First Amendment claim, the church withdrew their original complaint after Chief Justice
John Roberts‘ concurrence in