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US Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House 26 October 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
A legal expert has warned that the influx of Supreme Court cases siding with religious institutions could spell bad news for LGBT+ rights in the US.
Douglas Laycock, a professor of law at the University of Virginia and leading expert on religious liberty, warned that the current makeup of the Supreme Court means it’s unlikely that upcoming cases will side in favour of LGBT+ rights.
Santa Clara to resume indoor church services at 20% after U.S. Supreme Court order
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ordered indoor worship services to resume at 20% capacity in Santa Clara County, overturning the county’s ban on indoor religious gatherings.(Dreamstime/TNS)Dreamstime / TNS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ordered indoor worship services to resume at 20% capacity in Santa Clara County, overturning the county’s ban on indoor religious gatherings.
Santa Clara County officials were “disappointed” in the decision, the county’s attorney James R. Williams said in a statement Friday evening.
“The Supreme Court order was issued without any analysis at all of the county’s gathering rules, which have always been neutral and applied equally to all gatherings across-the-board,” Williams said.