The Jackson, Michigan Citizen Patriot reported yesterday that the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's holding that clears the way for the Greater Bible Way Temple to build a 32-unit complex for the elderly and disabled in Jackson. The court found that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act requires the city to approve the church's zoning request.
UPDATE: The opinion in Greater Bible Way Temple of Jackson v. City of Jackson is available at 2005 Mich. App. LEXIS 2788 (Nov. 10, 2005). The court's opinion also upheld the constitutionality of the religious land use provisions of RLUIPA.
