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Cite as:  591 U. S. ____ (2020) 

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ALITO, J., dissenting 

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  An injunction pending appeal is warranted in this case.  
Calvary Chapel’s First Amendment claims are very likely 
to succeed.  Indeed, it can be said that its “legal rights . . . 
are  indisputably  clear,”  Turner  Broadcasting System,  Inc. 
v.  FCC,  507  U. S.  1301,  1303  (1993)  (Rehnquist,  C. J.,  in 
chambers) (internal quotation marks omitted), and the eq-
uities also favor Calvary Chapel.  Preventing congregants 
from  worshipping  will  cause  irreparable  harm,  and  the 
State  has  made  no  effort  to  show  that  Calvary  Chapel’s 
plans would create a serious public health risk. 

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  I  would  issue  an  injunction  barring  the  State,  pending 
appeal, from interfering with worship services conducted at 
Calvary Chapel in accordance with its stated plan and the 
general facemask requirement.  I therefore respectfully dis-
sent.