The Chabad House for Towson University and Goucher College, pictured above, has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County, Maryland (the “County”), following a state court order requiring demolition of a newly-constructed...more
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
A district court in the Southern District of Florida has dismissed as unripe claims brought by Centro de Ensenanza Palabra de Fe, Inc. (“Centro”), a tax-exempt religious organization that operates a daycare center and...more
4/20/2018
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Conditional Use Permit ,
Dismissals ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Religious Institutions ,
Religious Schools ,
Ripeness ,
RLUIPA ,
Statutory Violations ,
Substantial Burden
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
A federal district court in Illinois has dismissed religious discrimination and related claims alleged by the Church of Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ (“Church”) against the City of Markham, Illinois (“City”), in connection...more
2/21/2018
/ Conditional Use Permit ,
First Amendment ,
Mootness ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Ripeness ,
RLUIPA ,
Substantial Burden ,
Summary Judgment ,
Variances
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
A church has filed suit against the City of Davenport, Iowa (the “City”), after the City issued it a Cease and Desist Order (the “Order”) prohibiting the service of meals to the homeless, alleging violations of RLUIPA’s...more
An Illinois appellate court reversed a lower court’s dismissal of RLUIPA claims asserted by the First United Methodist Church of West Dundee (the “Church”) against the Village of West Dundee, Illinois (the “Village”), finding...more