Posted on 11/26/2020 2:42:24 PM PST by Kaslin
Alas, we have a victory for religious freedom in the COVID lockdown era. The Supreme Court recently ruled that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo illegally targeted churches in his COVID lockdown order—and Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the deciding vote. In the 5-4 decision, the Court ruled Cuomo’s edict violated First Amendment rights (via NYT):
The Supreme Court late Wednesday night barred restrictions on religious services in New York that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had imposed to combat the coronavirus.The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court’s three liberal members in dissent. The order was the first in which the court’s newest member, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, played a decisive role.
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In an unsigned opinion, the majority said Mr. Cuomo’s restrictions violated the First Amendment’s protection of the free exercise of religion.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said Mr. Cuomo had treated secular activities more favorably than religious ones.
“It is time — past time — to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches, synagogues, and mosques,” Justice Gorsuch wrote.
The court’s order addressed two applications: one filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, the other by two synagogues, an Orthodox Jewish organization and two individuals. The applications both said Mr. Cuomo’s restrictions violated constitutional protections for the free exercise of religion, and the one from the synagogues added that Mr. Cuomo had “singled out a particular religion for blame and retribution for an uptick in a societywide pandemic.”
The Supreme Court late Wednesday night barred restrictions on religious services in New York that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had imposed to combat the coronavirus.
The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court’s three liberal members in dissent. The order was the first in which the court’s newest member, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, played a decisive role.
[…]
In an unsigned opinion, the majority said Mr. Cuomo’s restrictions violated the First Amendment’s protection of the free exercise of religion.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said Mr. Cuomo had treated secular activities more favorably than religious ones.
“It is time — past time — to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches, synagogues, and mosques,” Justice Gorsuch wrote.
The court’s order addressed two applications: one filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, the other by two synagogues, an Orthodox Jewish organization and two individuals. The applications both said Mr. Cuomo’s restrictions violated constitutional protections for the free exercise of religion, and the one from the synagogues added that Mr. Cuomo had “singled out a particular religion for blame and retribution for an uptick in a societywide pandemic.”
Why is Roberts the chief justice?
We all owe Ruth Buzzy a debt of gratitude for croaking when she did.
An outline of the kind of case that Sydney Powell and the Trump team need to bring up?
They must have pictures of him with his pants down around his knees
he vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court’s three other liberal members in dissent.
Excellent question seeing he was given the position upon confirmation, and his age.
Could it be cause Bush knew what lies beneath Roberts skin? Cause He knew the real Roberts?
President Bush appointed him Chief justice to replace Rehnquist.
Thank God she held on hoping to be replaced by “President Hillary.” If the old buzzard had retired during the Obama administration, we’d have no hope.
Relief sought is the elimination of the mail ballots from counting in the 2020 election. Alternatively, the Presidential electors for the state of Georgia should be disqualified from counting toward the 2020 election.
The days of the constitution meaning whatever John Roberts feels like it means are thankfully, over.
Because in the middle of Roberts' confirmation hearings to replace Sandra Day O'Conner Chief Justice Rhenquist died and W Bush couldn't stand the idea of elevating Thomas or Scalia and he realized that Roberts was beloved of the dems (red flag!) so he nominated him to become Chief Justice before he ever served a day on the court. Of course he breezed right on through without a bit of controversy (red flag!) and has been doing the lefts work pro-bono on the down low ever since.
On Epstein Island.
Yep, with ACB in the mix, this is the first of hopefully many 5-4 decisions that will finally go conservatives’ way. That is, until Biden expands the court to 87 justices.
And for the 8 people on this site who actually know who Ruth Buzzi is, she does bear a slight resemblance to RBG:
https://imagez.tmz.com/image/19/4by3/2010/03/26/190157e43ff1584885497dee232c9ef7_md.jpg
There is rumor he flew on Epstein’s Lolita Express.
With a second Trump term, Roberts might become completely irrelevant, huddled over in the corner with the Wise Latina and whatshername.
The Dems must have video of Roberts with little girls (boys?) in the V.I.P. room on the Epstein Express.
There was another before Roberts who was not confirmed.
...with guys, not girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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