Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church Challenge on Virus Rules (1)

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.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberals in the majority. The court as a whole gave no explanation, though Roberts said ...