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5 of 9 justices say state treated secular activities 'more favorably than at-home religious exercise'; liberal minority: ruling 'hurting ability to address public health emergency'
Supreme Court halts California COVID rules limiting home worship WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. The order from the court late Friday is the latest in a recent string of cases in which the high court has barred officials from enforcing some coronavirus-related restrictions applying to religious gatherings. Five conservative justices agreed that California restrictions that apply to in-home religious gatherings should...
Reply(1) The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON, CA — The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. The order from the court late Friday is the latest in a recent string of cases in which the high court has barred officials ...