No doubt about it: We have a pro-religious freedom Supreme Court

Last summer, I wrote, “The Supreme Court has never been more protective of religious freedom in its history.” This term, the court’s “pro-religion” streak has continued — and then some.

First, there were the COVID-19 cases. Initially, the court was reluctant to grant emergency relief, declining to intervene in challenges to California’s and Nevada’s restrictions last summer. But on Thanksgiving eve last year, the court changed its tune, thanks to the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.