Justice Barrett Takes Stand For Religious Liberty, Slaps Cuomo Down Over Church Restrictions

When President Donald Trump appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives took a collective deep breath of relief knowing that not only do we have a majority on the High Court, but that the majority was cemented by someone of faith and someone who believes in the Constitution as it was written.

According to Breitbart, Barrett delivered — big time — in a SCOTUS case in which was brought by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Agudath Israel of America against New York and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fighting back against restrictions on how many people were allowed to attend church under extreme COVID-19 restrictions.

The 5-4 decision was close, however, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with liberals on the matter. Thank God for Barrett.

Here are a few snippets of the SCOTUS decision that will undoubtedly have Cuomo throwing an absolute hissy fit over the holiday weekend.

The applicants have clearly established their entitlement to relief pending appellate review. They have shown that their First Amendment claims are likely to prevail, that denying them relief would lead to irreparable injury, and that granting relief would not harm the public interest.

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Stemming the spread of COVID–19 is unquestionably a compelling interest, but it is hard to see how the challenged regulations can be regarded as “narrowly tailored.” They are far more restrictive than any COVID–related regulations that have previously come be- fore the Court,2 much tighter than those adopted by many other jurisdictions hard-hit by the pandemic, and far more severe than has been shown to be required to prevent the spread of the virus at the applicants’ services.

Members of this Court are not public health experts, and we should respect the judgment of those with special expertise and responsibility in this area. But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.

The last part of that decision should give every conservative the best kind of goosebumps: “the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten” even in the face of a pandemic. That’s what religious leaders and freedom-loving Americans have argued this entire time.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court votes 5-4 to block New York Gov. Cuomo from imposing attendance caps on Catholic churches and synagogues that sued.

Justice Barrett was decisive vote.
Justice Roberts joins liberals in dissent.

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) November 26, 2020

Even more noteworthy is the fact that Trump’s other two SCOTUS picks, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch, both wrote concurring opinions on the landmark decision.

Any reasonable person should agree that churches should not be unfairly restricted while Walmart, strip clubs, and other establishments do not have to abide by the same rules. It was more than unfair, it was an illegal order and that’s why the Supreme Court quickly determined as such.

America was founded on religious liberty and the First Amendment guarantees we have the right to it.