Supreme Court Limits Individual Liability in RLUIPA Cases
The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals cannot be held liable in their personal capacities for violations of statutes enacted under Congress's Spending Clause authority…
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Is it Really Persecution? Phoenix Enforcement of Safety and Zoning Ordinances
The core issue will be whether religious groups should be given variance from content-neutral local zoning and safety regulations simply because they are religious, and…
Fifth Circuit approves prisoner’s religious right to receive publication
Today the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, affirmed the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana’s ruling that the newspaper…
Two-story Cross has Neighbors Fuming (LA Daily News)
EXCERPT: “It was her faith that led the petite 72-year-old to erect a 24-foot cross on the front lawn of her West Hills home.…
Why Using “Landmark Status” to Block the NY Mosque is a Threat to Religious Land Use Rights
I recently received a message from Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) calling on Christians to protest plans to…
Michigan Church Has the Right to Help Poor People, ACLU Tells Court (ACLU Release)
"Congress enacted the Religious Land Use Act to protect the fundamental right of freedom of religion," said Dan Korobkin, an ACLU of Michigan staff attorney…
Landowner Of Proposed Muslim Community Site Files Suit Against Town
In Walkersville, Maryland, a landowner who wanted to sell his farm to a Muslim group is suing the town for religious discrimination because they…