Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
Decided November 25, 2020. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 20A87 · 592 U.S. 14 (2020) · Cited 445 times
Holding
Respondent is enjoined from enforcing Executive Order 202.68’s 10- and 25-person occupancy limits on Applicant pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought.
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah · 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
- Jacobson v. Massachusetts · 197 U.S. 11 (1905)
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
- Nken v. Holder · 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 555 U.S. 7 (2008)
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
- Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
- Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. · 551 U.S. 449 (2007)
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