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Cite as:  592 U. S. ____ (2021) 

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ROBERTS, C. J., concurring 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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No. 20A136 (20–746) 
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SOUTH BAY UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 
ET AL., v. GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OF 
CALIFORNIA, ET AL. 

ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 

[February 5, 2021]

  The application for injunctive relief presented to JUSTICE 
KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted in part.  
Respondents  are  enjoined  from  enforcing  the  Blueprint’s 
Tier  1  prohibition  on  indoor  worship  services  against  the 
applicants pending disposition of the petition for a writ of 
certiorari.  The application is denied with respect to the per-
centage  capacity  limitations,  and  respondents  are  not  en-
joined  from  imposing  a  25%  capacity  limitation  on  indoor 
worship services in Tier 1.  The application is denied with 
respect  to the prohibition  on  singing  and  chanting  during 
indoor services.  This order is without prejudice to the ap-
plicants presenting new evidence to the District Court that 
the  State  is  not  applying  the  percentage  capacity  limita-
tions or the prohibition on singing and chanting in a gener-
ally  applicable  manner.    Should  the  petition  for  a  writ  of 
certiorari  be  denied,  this  order  shall  terminate  automati-
cally.    In  the  event  the  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari  is 
granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down 
of the judgment of this Court. 
  JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH would grant the 
application in full. 
  JUSTICE ALITO would grant the application with respect 
to all of the capacity restrictions on indoor worship services 
and  the  prohibition  against  indoor  singing  and  chanting,