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Supreme Court allows restrictions on attendance at church services amid coronavirus

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Chief Justice John Roberts joined the four liberals in allowing the restrictions.
A divided Supreme Court on Friday refused to block California restrictions that limit attendance at church services. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the four liberals in allowing the restrictions, which impose a 25% occupancy cap or 100-person maximum, to stay in place.
Roberts emphasized the urgent and evolving nature of the coronavirus pandemic gives officials great leeway to protect citizens — a task unelected judges are ill equipped to handle.
“Where those broad limits are not exceeded, they should not be subject to second-guessing by an unelected federal judiciary, which lacks the background, competence, and expertise to assess public health and is not accountable to the people,” Roberts wrote in a separate concurrence.

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