Fact Check: The Supreme Court has sent the New York case back to the lower courts twice, indicating ongoing legal challenges regarding religious exemptions in state regulations.

Fact Check: "The Supreme Court has sent the New York case back to the lower courts twice, indicating ongoing legal challenges regarding religious exemptions in state regulations."

What We Know

The claim suggests that the Supreme Court has sent a New York case back to lower courts on two occasions, specifically in relation to religious exemptions in state regulations. The Supreme Court did indeed rule on cases involving religious exemptions, such as in the case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo where the Court issued a temporary injunction against New York's restrictions on attendance at religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This ruling indicated that such restrictions likely violated the First Amendment rights of religious organizations.

Additionally, there have been subsequent cases where the Supreme Court has addressed similar issues. For instance, in a later ruling, the Court sent a case back to the New York courts, which involved challenges to vaccine mandates that did not provide religious exemptions (AP News). However, the claim that the Supreme Court has sent the same New York case back to the lower courts twice is misleading.

Analysis

The assertion that the Supreme Court has sent the same New York case back to lower courts twice is not substantiated by the available evidence. While it is true that the Supreme Court has ruled on cases involving religious exemptions and has remanded cases back to lower courts, the specific claim regarding the same case being sent back twice lacks clarity and accuracy.

The first significant case, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, resulted in a ruling that was indeed impactful for religious organizations but did not involve a remand back to lower courts in the sense of ongoing litigation regarding the same specific case. Instead, it set a precedent for how similar cases might be treated in the future.

The second instance mentioned, where the Supreme Court sent a case back to New York courts, refers to a different case concerning vaccine mandates (AP News). This indicates that while the Supreme Court has been involved in multiple cases regarding religious exemptions, the claim conflates different cases and misrepresents the nature of the Court's involvement.

Conclusion

Verdict: False
The claim that the Supreme Court has sent the same New York case back to the lower courts twice is misleading. While the Court has addressed issues related to religious exemptions in New York, it has not sent the same case back on two occasions. Instead, it has dealt with multiple cases, each with distinct circumstances and legal questions.

Sources

1. 20A87 Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo (11/ ...
2. PDF No. 20-1501 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States
3. First Amendment Challenges to State Vaccine Mandats
4. Applicants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK; et al., Respondents.
5. CONSTITUTIONAL ANOMALIES OR AS
6. F.F. v State of New York (2019 NY Slip Op 29261)
7. Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to ...