Saturday, June 12, 2021

Wisc.Court:State Can't Make Rel. Schools Close; Law that Lets State Close Schools Not Unlimited

 The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that local health departments cannot ban private and religious schools from holding in-person classes during health emergencies like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Christian Post website reports today (June 12, 2021).


In a 4-3 decision, the court also ruled yesterday that Public Health Madison & Dane County infringed on constitutional religious rights.


Writing for the majority, Justice Rebecca Bradley said the law that authorizes local health departments to take preventive measures during a health emergency "cannot be reasonably read as an open-ended grant of authority."

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