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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Colorado church challenging Polis’ COVID-19 restrictions

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By | | The Denver PostThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a northern Colorado church that sued Gov. Jared Polis over capacity limits on religious gatherings, reiterating a stance the highest court took in a similar case last month.High Plains Harvest Church in Weld County over the state’s orders limiting attendance at houses of worship to 50 people.The U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sent the case back to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for further consideration in light of the high court’s previous ruling in favor of New York Catholic and Orthodox churches that raised similar concerns about in-person limits.The ruling isn’t expected to have a major impact on religious services in Colorado because the state at such gatherings. Three Supreme Court justices dissented from Tuesday’s ruling because of that change, on the grounds the case is moot.Barry Arrington, who represented High Plains Harvest Church, said Tuesday that the issue is still prevalent, given that Polis and state health officials frequently change and tweak coronavirus restrictions.“The state has in the past amended this thing willy nilly, and there is nothing to stop them from amending it tomorrow,” he said of the orders, adding that the congregation will practice social distancing during its services, and only objects to the arbitrary 50-person attendance cap, not other health precautions.Arrington hopes to reach a mutually agreed on resolution with the state on the case now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, he said.Polis spokesman Conor Cahill said in a statement that the ruling would have “little to no impact on our state” because the contested restrictions have already been lifted.Colorado health officials and Polis have faced to their coronavirus-related restrictions on religious activities, and in most cases the local courts have , although one district court judge ruled in favor of two churches in Wheat Ridge and Brighton that challenged the .The U.S. Supreme Court has shifted its position on coronavirus restrictions for religious institutions since the pandemic began — at the start, when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was still on the bench, the justices divided 5-4 to leave in place pandemic-related capacity restrictions affecting churches in California and Nevada.With Justice Amy Coney Barrett replacing the late Ginsburg, the court’s approach changed. Barrett joined with the majority in both the Colorado and New York cases.The Associated Press contributed to this report.&nbsp;We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. As of June 15, 2022, comments on are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. Read more about our new commenting system . If you need help or are having issues with your commenting account, please email us atSign up for Newsletters and AlertsFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | | The Denver PostThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a northern Colorado church that sued Gov. Jared Polis over capacity limits on religious gatherings, reiterating a stance the highest court took in a similar case last month.High Plains Harvest Church in Weld County over the state’s orders limiting attendance at houses of worship to 50 people.The U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sent the case back to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for further consideration in light of the high court’s previous ruling in favor of New York Catholic and Orthodox churches...

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Colorado church challenging Polis’ COVID-19 restrictions

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