No California Policy Movement After Supreme Court Signals
On November 25, the US Supreme Court ordered a preliminary injunction in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo , holding that New York may not enforce 10- or 25-person congregation-size limits on certain Catholic churches and Orthodox synagogues, pending further Supreme Court litigation. On December 3, the justices sent the dispute between the Harvest Rock International Ministry and California Gov. Gavin Newsom back to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to further consider the case in light of its Movember 23 ruling. However, as one commentator put it , this effectively changes nothing for California churches. Vacating the district court decision leaves the Governor's order in full effect. Another two or three full months could elapse before this case gets back to the Supreme Court. Harvest Rock remains subject to the very regime they sought emergency relief on. This punt leaves the church in a very difficult place. In response, on December 3, Lawyers for a ...