On Friday the US Supreme Court upheld different CoVid rules for churches in Nevada, compared to those for casinos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/u...c0f98de1a62d42
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from a church in Nevada to block enforcement of state restrictions on attendance at religious services.
The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s four more liberal members to form a majority.
There were a couple of dissents filed, including this one from Justice Alito, joined by Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh:
“The Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion,” he wrote. “It says nothing about the freedom to play craps or blackjack, to feed tokens into a slot machine or to engage in any other game of chance. But the governor of Nevada apparently has different priorities.”
I did not see any description of the filings which specifically addressed what arguments were raised, including whether a difference in regulation was warranted. However, the dissent certainly raised the issue.
What Justices Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh do not grasp is that one big difference is that when people are praying in a casino, they really mean it.