Cuomo brushed off a 5-4 Supreme Court decision against his limitations on church gatherings, claiming “it doesn’t have any practical effect.”
Cuomo said according to the NY Post “that Supreme Court ruling on the religious gatherings is more illustrative of the Supreme Court than anything else.”
“It’s irrelevant of any practical impact because of the zone they were talking about is moot,” he added “It expired last week. It doesn’t have any practical effect. The lawsuit was about the Brooklyn zone. The Brooklyn zone no longer exists as a red zone. That’s muted. So that restriction is no longer in effect. That situation just doesn’t exist because those restrictions are gone.”
With Justice Roberts voting alongside the 3 liberal justices, New Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a decisive role in backing a religious challenge to NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s shutdown order.
In the case brought by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America a 5-4 majority including Amy Coney Barrett voted against “the Governor’s severe restrictions on the applicants’ religious services.”
#new #SCOTUS votes 5-4 to grant #Catholic Diocese and orthodox Jews' request to block Gov. #Cuomo's attendance limits at houses of #worship in New York. #ACB votes with the majority.
Chief Justice Roberts joins the three liberal justices in dissent. pic.twitter.com/5hieSzle3T
— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) November 26, 2020
Breaking News: The Supreme Court blocked New York’s virus-imposed limits on religious services. Justice Amy Coney Barrett was a decisive vote in the 5-4 ruling. https://t.co/kYvVi5pxFm
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 26, 2020