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Up to 20 lawsuits involving houses of worship could be affected by high-court decision
The Supreme Court ruling that blocked New York from imposing strict limits on attendance at religious services could influence lawsuits in other states seeking to overturn similar rules on houses of worship.
Up to 20 cases involving houses of worship in states including Nevada, New Jersey, California and Oregon could be affected by the Supreme Court decision, legal experts say.
“It will undoubtedly have a major effect and probably have a decisive effect,” said Christopher Ferrara, special counsel to the Thomas More Society, a law firm that represents religious groups and is involved in several such lawsuits. He believes courts will be more likely to rule in favor of religious groups after the Supreme Court decision.
In a 5-4 ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court court blocked New York from implementing an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that introduced restrictions on houses of worship in areas most severely affected by the coronavirus: limiting capacity by 25% or 10 people in red zones and 33% or 25 in orange zones.
New York classifies places where coronavirus infections are of increasing severity as yellow, orange or red.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish organization, alleged that the limits violated their First Amendment rights of religious exercise. --->READ MORE HERE
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We’re the people like the Georgia shopper in the tweet below who got hassled at Costco because his son wasn’t wearing a mask. To be clear, the Costco member was wearing a mask but grew upset when store management threatened to toss him out over his kid. The next thing you know, two unmasked police officers were handcuffing the masked father and taking him into custody.
Yeah, we’re that guy.
This man wearing a mask is being arrested by cops not wearing masks because his son wasn’t wearing a mask in Costco.🤦🏻♀️pic.twitter.com/nsDK3gd1ty
— No One 🇺🇸 (@tweettruth2me) November 24, 2020
Two standards, no waiting. Unless it’s for toilet paper, Postmates deliveries, or for schools to finally open.
Democrats publicly applaud mask mandates (U.S. Senate Democrats), losses of freedom (Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, Chris Cuomo), and cutting off power to your house for having a party (Eric Garcetti). They take pleasure in virtue-signaling to the public about wearing masks, distancing, and not commingling for meals, yet don’t actually follow their own advice when they believe the cameras are off. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to related stories and resources:
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