Illinois Churches Lose Bid to Hold Large Religious Services (1)

A group of Illinois churches couldn’t convince the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to block enforcement of an Illinois coronavirus order that caps religious services at ten individuals.

An executive order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) allows individuals to leave their homes to exercise their religious faith, but a previous executive order implementing a ten-person cap on in-person religious services would still apply if reimposed, Judge Frank H. Easterbrook said for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Pritzker lifted the cap on large religious services ahead of ahead of oral argument, but the Seventh Circuit treated the dispute ...