Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions

Authors

Adam Liptak, The New York Times

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

7-24-2020

Capture Date

7-25-2020

URL

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/supreme-court-nevada-church-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare

Abstract

This article details the Supreme Court’s decision to deny a Nevada church’s request to lift state restrictions and enforcement for places of worship due to COVID-19. Issues such as public health, the First Amendment, and other types of mass gatherings are discussed in the article. The article features the church, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, along with various Supreme Court Justices, including Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., among others.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Liptak, Adam, "Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Law and Public Policy. 110.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-law/110