The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case from a church in Nevada. Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in May 2020 sued Nevada officials over Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency orders barring churches and other places of worship from holding in-person services of 10 or more people. The church alleged in its complaint that officials moved “‘non-essential’ secular businesses and activities to the front of the line and pushed churches towards the back.” Restaurants, for instance, were allowed to resume in-person dining at 50 percent capacity. The U.S. District of Court for the District of Nevada denied motions seeking a stay of Sisolak’s orders and an appeals court declined to intervene, prompting petitioners to go to the Supreme Court. Justice Elena Kagan, an Obama appointee, denied the application for injunctive relief in July 2020. Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, wrote in a dissent that Sisolak claimed “virtually …
SCOTUS Rejects Case From Nevada Church Protesting CCP Virus Worship Restrictions
January 25, 2021
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