The Supreme Court ruled that local laws for curbing the spread of Covid-19 cannot restrict religious organizations more strictly than other, secular organizations. Based on that, it ruled New York State's restrictions on religious meetings unconstitutional.

The general policy seems legitimate to me. Although I don't respect the idea of faith, I believe in respecting people's right to practice their religions. This general decision is not the disaster some are painting it as.

However, the right-wing Supreme Court justices strained the facts badly to reach the conclusion that New York State's restrictions restrict churches more than secular establishments. The secular establishments that would have large numbers of people attend in a long session are closed entirely; churches are allowed to open.

I think New York State could redraft the restrictions so that they explicitly apply the same criteria to various kinds of establishments and result, in practice, in rules equivalent to the present ones. Maybe then the court would have to accept it — or else reveal that it is trifling with its duty.