Supreme Court overturns NY church restrictions, Brooklyn bishop says religion 'essential' during pandemic

Supreme Court overturns NY church restrictions, Brooklyn bishop says religion 'essential' during pandemic: The Supreme Court said Wednesday night that NY state restrictions on religious services during the coronavirus pandemic are a violation of the First Amendment’s protection of free religious exercise. After the ruling the Bishop of Brooklyn, whose diocese was a plaintiff in the suit, said that religious worship should be considered an essential during the coronavirus pandemic.