In a suit brought by priests of the Society of St. Pius X, a federal district court ruled that “to find in plaintiffs’ favor under these circumstances would be to second-guess the State’s medical experts and scientific and public health findings with respect to what constitutes an ‘essential’ business … The court is satisfied that the Initiative was guided by science and data, and not a mere desire to target religion.” The Diocese of Brooklyn is also challenging the geographically targeted restrictions.