The Justice Department on Tuesday warned Nevada that its plan allowing certain businesses to gradually reopen amid coronavirus threats discriminates against religious organizations and places of worship.
Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, who heads the department's Civil Rights Division, told Gov. Steve Sisolak that his plan to let businesses, such as restaurants and hair and nail salons, to reopen, while banning religious gatherings of 10 or more people may violate constitutional rights for free expression.
"We understand these directives were issued in the midst of an uncertain situation, which may have required quick decisions based on changing information," Dreiband said in a letter. "We are concerned, however, that the flat prohibition against ten or more persons gathering for in-person worship services – regardless of whether they maintain social distancing guidelines – impermissibly treats religious and nonreligious organizations unequally."
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/doj-warns-nev...153036849.html
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