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High Plains Harvest Church v. Polis, 141 S.Ct. 527 (Mem), 208 L.Ed.2d 503

Facts

High Plains Harvest Church sought to enjoin Colorado's capacity limits on worship services. However, Colorado lifted all those limits in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo. The State indicated that it had taken this action to comply with the Court's recent ruling, leading to the question of whether the church would face capacity limits again.

High Plains Harvest Church has sought to enjoin Colorado's capacity limits on worship services.

Issue

Is the case moot due to the lifting of Colorado's capacity limits on worship services?

I respectfully dissent because this case is moot.

Rule

A case is considered moot when subsequent events show that a challenged action cannot reasonably be expected to recur.

When “subsequent events” thus show that a challenged action cannot “reasonably be expected to recur,” a case is well and truly over.

Analysis

The Court analyzed the situation and determined that since Colorado had lifted the capacity limits in response to a recent Supreme Court decision, there was no reasonable expectation that the limits would be reinstated. This led to the conclusion that the case was moot.

But Colorado has lifted all those limits. The State has explained that it took that action in response to this Court's recent decision in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court vacated the District Court's order and remanded the case for further consideration, indicating that the issue at hand was no longer relevant due to the changes in Colorado's policies.

The August 10 order of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit with instructions to remand to the District Court for further consideration.

Who won?

The State of Colorado prevailed in this case as the Supreme Court found the issue moot due to the lifting of capacity limits.

The State has explained that it took that action in response to this Court's recent decision in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo.

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