New Jersey’s New Executive Orders Further Aggravate COVID-19 Related Religious Liberty Violations thomasmoresociety.org

Attorneys from the Thomas More Society filed a motion for leave to file a third amended complaint in a federal religious liberty lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy. Given the decline of COVID deaths and hospitalizations to near zero in the state, Reverend Kevin Robinson, a Catholic parish priest, and Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler, leader of an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, have expanded their claims for relief against Murphy and his administration on account of indoor “gathering” restrictions that interfere with worship.

Robinson and Knopfler are asking the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to prevent Murphy and other state officials from enforcing executive orders that bar their respective houses of worship from holding indoor religious worship at more than 25% of capacity, leaving them with only miniscule congregations.

Thomas More Society Special Counsel Christopher Ferrara explained the crux of the lawsuit.

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