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Supreme Court Rules Against California's Limits On In-Home Religious Gatherings
Fox News ^ | 04.10.2021 | Brie Stimson

Posted on 04/10/2021 3:41:34 AM PDT by USA Conservative

The U.S. Supreme Court in a divided decision late Friday ruled in favor of lifting restrictions on in-home religious gatherings, overturning a lower court ruling that upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s limits on people from different homes.

The 5-4 unsigned ruling follows other similar decisions recently regarding churches and the coronavirus pandemic. The decision noted it was the fifth time the court has rejected the Ninth Circuit’s analysis of California coronavirus restrictions.

Chief Justice John Roberts dissented but did not sign the dissenting statement submitted by justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.

The ruling stated that before it can limit religious gatherings, the government must prove they pose a greater danger than secular activities that remain open, such as shopping or attending movies.

"Otherwise, precautions that suffice for other activities suffice for religious exercise too," the majority opinion said, adding that California "treats some comparable secular activities more favorably than at-home religious exercise, permitting hair salons, retail stores, personal care services, movie theaters, private suites at sporting events and concerts and indoor dining at restaurants to bring together more than three households at a time."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; christianity; church; controlthepeople; doublestandard; gavinnewsom; leftists; satanists; supremecourt; tyranny
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Good something is finally happening in California. But it shouldn't have to take the supreme court to make a decision like this. This was a 5 to 4 ruling. Religious freedom is under fire.
1 posted on 04/10/2021 3:41:34 AM PDT by USA Conservative
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This is a huge ruling, essentially establishing that religious activities have to be allowed if any gathering is allowed.


2 posted on 04/10/2021 3:44:56 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: Bayard

fraudulent voting no


3 posted on 04/10/2021 3:45:58 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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"Chief Justice John Roberts dissented.."

john roberts, American traitor.

4 posted on 04/10/2021 3:50:26 AM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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"Chief Justice John Roberts dissented.."

As expected.

5 posted on 04/10/2021 3:57:03 AM PDT by sport
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To: chief lee runamok

Crap care Roberts is compromised and a traitor


6 posted on 04/10/2021 3:57:40 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: ronnie raygun

A totalitarian.


7 posted on 04/10/2021 3:59:41 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Lift the rim. You’re not that good a shot.)
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To: chief lee runamok

RE; Roberts

Someone must own him He should be removed from the bench. Thankful this ruling was allowed to stand.


8 posted on 04/10/2021 4:00:23 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: chief lee runamok

ooops. not enough sacrificial white helpless babies
were sent this time to Malta, the Vatican,
and to the Chamber of antiConstitutional-predator Roberts
to wake the sex/baby trafficker-Traitor, and his beard,up?


9 posted on 04/10/2021 4:05:30 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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Good something is finally happening in California

Actually this happened in Washington, NOT California ... and that's the real source of the problem - virtually the entire CA judiciary consists of tyrannical idiots more concerned with pushing trendy ideologies than obeying the Law (or common sense)


10 posted on 04/10/2021 4:25:09 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: stars & stripes forever

He should be removed from the bench.


The Democrats would gladly remove him from the bench and replace him with someone who would make Elena Kagan look reasonable.


11 posted on 04/10/2021 4:27:56 AM PDT by Czech_Occidentalist
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To: USA Conservative

Has the “wise Latina” Sotomayer ever once voted with the conservatives? I mean why even show up. Just mail it in for her.

She’s the “angry Latina” who hates everything white and America. Fool.....you think we’re stupid?


12 posted on 04/10/2021 4:49:29 AM PDT by vespa300
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Roberts has simply become as dependable a liberal vote as RBG.


13 posted on 04/10/2021 4:49:57 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Enough. Divide the country.. now. )
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Roberts stand is indefensible...

George Bush’s gif that will keep on giving...

Jackass


14 posted on 04/10/2021 4:59:12 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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Has the “wise Latina” Sotomayer ever once voted with the conservatives?


Actually, yes. There’s a significant number of cases that are decided unanimously. Those cases are usually decided early in the term.


15 posted on 04/10/2021 5:39:09 AM PDT by Czech_Occidentalist
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It’s past time to investigate and, possibly, impeach, John Roberts. He got seriously hinky when the Epstein scandal broke and started making troubling decisions and raging around the other justices and staff when it was shown that HIS name showed up on the logs of the “lolita express” TWICE. Time to find out what the left has on him that has influenced his decisions.


16 posted on 04/10/2021 5:51:18 AM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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To: vespa300

There are a lot of apolitical cases decided unanimously, but on the big, divisive cases, she’s pretty much 100% leftist. Horrible justice.


17 posted on 04/10/2021 6:04:16 AM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: USA Conservative

It looks like Roberts has effectively taken Ginsberg’s place at the nuttiest justice.


18 posted on 04/10/2021 6:09:02 AM PDT by stevem
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Yeah, she’s the worse ever I think. Mediocre intelligence and contempt for White America. Bad combo. She got the job thanks to a subtle form of affirmative action. Has no business in the same room as a Scalia or Bork, etc. Amateur hour thinker with hate.


19 posted on 04/10/2021 6:22:28 AM PDT by vespa300
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To: USA Conservative

Has Roberts officially gone over to the dark side?


20 posted on 04/10/2021 6:36:41 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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