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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear church's challenge vs Pritzker's power to impose religious gathering restrictions

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Mar 29, 2021 @ 6:39pm

A Chicago church had sought an order preventing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker from reimposing restrictions on religious gatherings over COVID-19. Pritzker has pledged not to do so, but won't disavow the powers he asserted last spring.
Pritzker to SCOTUS: No intention to reimpose COVID restrictions on churches, constitutional challenge now moot

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 @ 7:52pm

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. JB Pritzker have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to deny a Chicago church's appeal, seeking a court order under the First Amendment barring the governor from reimposing gathering limits on houses of worship.
Pritzker: No intent to reimpose COVID worship service rules on churches; Says should moot church's legal challenge

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021 @ 3:54pm

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations.