Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church Challenge on Virus Rules
- Court votes 5-4, with Roberts joining liberals in majority
- Church said state is unconstitutionally favoring its casinos
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected an effort by a Nevada church to ease limits on the size of its services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Voting 5-4, the justices rebuffed Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, a Reno-area church that said the state was unconstitutionally discriminating by imposing stricter requirements on church services than on Las Vegas casinos. The state’s order limits indoor church services to 50 people, and the church said it wanted to accommodate as many as 90.