RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's lawyers are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a rural church's appeal to the state's 50-person cap on attendance at worship services.
The lawyers argue the church's assertion that the restriction infringes on the constitutional right to exercise religious beliefs is false.
The chapel located east of Reno is asking the high court to suspend the cap while the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its claim that virus restrictions treating casinos and others more leniently is unconstitutional.
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The state said Wednesday the church is free to hold services with no attendance limit outdoors or simply double the number of indoor services it holds.