Is the Supreme Court primed to rewrite religious freedom laws?

When Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to replace liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court just days before the presidential election, legal experts predicted she would help establish a new era of conservative dominance on the nation’s highest court.

One area in which Barrett has already played a decisive role during her short tenure is in legal challenges to coronavirus restrictions on houses of worship. Before Ginsburg’s death in September, the justices had narrowly sided in favor of lawmakers who sought to limit attendance at churches.

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