ยญIn a narrow 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States overruled the Ninth Circuit for a fifth time on COV restrictions, rejecting Californiaโs ban on in-home religious services.
They sided with a group of Santa Clara residents who said the ban violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
As usual, Justice Roberts sided with the liberal/leftist jurors. When it comes to freedom, Justice Roberts is on the side of tyrants.
โApplicants are likely to succeed on the merits of their free exercise claim; they are irreparably harmed by the loss of free exercise rights โfor even minimal periods of timeโ; the State has not shown that โpublic health would be imperiledโ by employing less restrictive measures,โ an unsigned opinion of the courtโs majority said in its opinion.
โIt is unsurprising that such litigants are entitled to relief. Californiaโs Blueprint System contains myriad exceptions and accommodations for comparable activities, thus requiring the application of strict scrutiny,โ the majority wrote on Friday.
Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett made up the majority.
Roberts didnโt sign the dissent.
Kagan said she would have rejected the application for relief because she felt the state complied with the First Amendment in its limiting religious gatherings in homes to three households since the state had the same restrictions on secular gatherings in homes.
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