A federal court in Maryland has denied the City of Laurel, Maryland’s (“City”) motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Redemption Community Church (“Church”). ...more
10/18/2018
/ Churches ,
Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonprofits ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Right to Peaceful Assembly ,
RLUIPA ,
Substantial Burden ,
Use & Occupany Permits ,
Zoning Laws
Recent amendments to the zoning code of the City of Monroe, North Carolina (the “City”) are unconstitutional, according to the Complaint filed by At the Cross Fellowship Baptist Church (the “Church”), a congregation of...more
Redemption Community Church (the “Church”) has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Laurel, Maryland (the “City”), after the City issued a cease and desist order prohibiting the Church from offering religious services...more
3/13/2018
/ Cease and Desist ,
Churches ,
Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Restaurant Industry ,
RLUIPA ,
Substantial Burden ,
Zoning Laws
Maryland and the Board of Appeals of Baltimore County (together, “Baltimore County”), challenging Baltimore County’s conditional approval of the Church’s development plan, which sought to expand an existing house of worship. ...more
We recently posted about a lawsuit filed by Bergen Rockland Eruv Association, Inc. (“BREA”) against the Township of Mahwah, New Jersey, regarding a dispute over the expansion of an eruv. Since then, eruv disputes have evoked...more
11/20/2017
/ Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Freedom of Association ,
Local Ordinance ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Right of Way ,
RLUIPA ,
State and Local Government ,
Stop Work Orders
Last week, Jesus Christ is the Answer Ministries, Inc. (the “Church”), a nondenominational Christian church in Baltimore County, Maryland, and the Church’s pastor, Reverend Lucy Ware, filed suit against Baltimore County,...more
Last month, Bayonne Muslims, a New Jersey not-for-profit religious congregation, sued the City of Bayonne, New Jersey (the “City”), challenging the City’s denial of certain variances needed to construct a mosque. ...more
6/8/2017
/ Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA ,
State and Local Government ,
Variances ,
Zoning Laws