grendel s den sued. they got a really good, somewhat famous lawyer to argue their side all the way up to the supreme court of the united states. and in 1982, in fact, in an 8-1 decision authored by the chief justice, the united states supreme court sided with the bar, they sided with grendel s den. nothing against the church, of course, but the supreme court ruled that massachusetts had crossed into unconstitutional territory when it, quote, delegated to private nongovernmental entities a power normally invested in agencies of government. the court said by doing that, the law substituted the church s own views, whatever they may be and regardless of what they re based on, the church substituted the church s own motivations to act, quote, for the reason decision making of a public legislative body acting on evidence and guided bystanders on issues with significant economic and political
side all the way up to the supreme court of the united states. and in 1982, in fact, in an 8-1 decision authored by the chief justice, the united states supreme court sided with the bar, they sided with grendel s den. nothing against the church, of course, but the supreme court ruled that massachusetts had crossed into unconstitutional territory when it, quote, delegated to private nongovernmental entities a power normally invested in agencies of government. the court said by doing that, the law substituted the church s own views, whatever they may be and regardless of what they re based on, the church substituted the church s own motivations to act, quote, for the reason decision making of a public legislative body acting on evidence and guided bystanders on issues with significant economic and political implications. in other words, nobody has got a right to have a liquor license. that was not what was at issue
0 that is all in for this tuesday evening, the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening rachel. good evening chris, thank you my friend. much appreciated. happy to join you this hour. president biden was in new york and of hurricane ida hitting just those two states. that extreme flash flooding that tore through the most populated part of the country last wednesday night, president biden today meeting with local officials and local residents about the ongoing cleanup efforts there. president biden was in louisiana on friday where 400,000 americans are now in their second week without power amid extreme heat in louisiana and extremely challenging conditions, conditions that get more and more challenging with each day passing with the power still not returned. reviewing the damage today, president biden said, quote, the evidence is clear. climb change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy. the threat is here. it s not going to get any better. the storms are