Thomas More Society

Thomas More Society Applauds Supreme Court Slap Down of New York’s COVID Worship Restrictions

On November 25, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in favor of religious freedom. The act barred New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on worship services in the name of COVID-19 prevention. The Thomas More Society has been fighting these coronavirus-prompted religious violations across the nation, including an ongoing lawsuit against Cuomo on behalf of Catholic and Orthodox Jewish worshippers in New York. The opinion read, “Even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten. The restrictions at issue here, by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty.”

California Strip Club Granted More Rights than Churches

San Diego, California--An interesting recent development in California showcases how churches are indeed being unconstitutionally discriminated against. On November 6, 2020, the Honorable Joel R. Wohlfeil of the San Diego Superior Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Governor Newsom and San Diego County from enforcing their COVID-19 restrictions against Pacers Showgirls. In issuing the order, the court found that the strip clubs’ entertainment is “constitutionally protected speech.” The court concluded that “the harm to [the strip clubs] if the Application is denied is greater than the harm to [the government] if the Application is granted.”