NEW YORK - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday dismissed as"irrelevant" a US Supreme Court decision blocking coronavirus restrictions imposed on religious gatherings, saying it related to specific areas that were no longer considered at high risk.
The case stemmed from an Oct 6 decision by Mr Cuomo, a Democrat, to shut down non-essential businesses in targeted areas where infections have spiked, including some neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. "It's irrelevant from any practical impact because the zone that they were talking about has already been moot," the governor said."I think this was really just an opportunity for the court to express its philosophy and politics."
The Orthodox congregations Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills and Agudath Israel of Madison, as well as nationwide Orthodox Jewish group Agudath Israel of America, requested the injunction.
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