A divided Supreme Court ruled against a church in California objecting the state limits on the number of worshipers allowed to gather at religious services during the pandemic.
The church argued the California Governor Gavin Newsom's state limits on the number of people who could attend church service violated their constitutional right to religious freedom.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts departing the Senate chamber on February 5, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Roberts joined the court's four-member liberal wing on Friday in rejecting an appeal from a church in California objecting the state's coronavirus restrictions.The court's ruling was its first attempt at balancing religious freedom during the public health crisis.
He said the limits in place were similar and less severe in comparison to"secular gatherings, including lectures, concerts, movie showings, spectator sports and theatrical performances, where large groups of people gather in close proximity for extended periods of time." "The church and its congregants simply want to be treated equally to comparable secular businesses," Kavanaugh wrote.
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