In Bloomberg Law, Akiva Shapiro Reflects on Five-Year Anniversary of Supreme Court Win in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo

Article  |  December 3, 2025

Bloomberg Law

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Writing for Bloomberg Law, partner Akiva Shapiro looked back on the five-year anniversary of our U.S. Supreme Court win in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, which enjoined an order severely limiting the number of attendees at religious services in New York City, but not at comparable secular activities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Akiva and his team went from filing a complaint in October 2020 to a Supreme Court win within seven weeks.

Reflecting on the case, Akiva noted that it “demonstrated that the Constitution continues to serve as a bulwark protecting our rights, even – especially – in times of crisis. And that the free exercise of religion isn’t a luxury to be sidelined during an emergency, but an essential thread in our constitutional fabric.”