Posted by:
blindguy
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Date: May 30, 2020 10:17AM
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/500240-supreme-court-denies-california-churches-challenge-to-stateFrom the article:
"The Supreme Court issued a rare late-night ruling on Friday against a California church challenging their state’s stay-at-home order.
In a 5-4 vote, Chief Justice John Roberts broke from other conservative justices to rule in favor of the state. The case was brought by the South Bay United
Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, Calif., which said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) stay-at-home order ignored religious freedoms.
Roberts noted
in an opinion concurring in the unsigned ruling that the restrictions in place are applied to non-religious gatherings and therefore don’t pose a threat to religious liberties."
It was a very close call, but I think the right call was made in this case. And I fully expect the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to fully comply with any COVID-19 related restrictions placed on its gatherings by Utah and any other states in which it operates.