Showing posts with label Building code. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Building code. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2026

Ohio Pastor's Conviction for Fire Code Violations Reversed and Remanded

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In State of Ohio v. Avell ,  (OH App., Sept. 25, 2026), an Ohio state appellate court reversed the criminal conviction of Christopher Avell,...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Compliance With Building Code Does Not Impose Substantial Burden on Plaintiff's Religious Exercise

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In Hadez v. City of Springfield, Illinois ,  (CD IL, Aug. 28, 2026), a state trial court had ordered plaintiff to cease residing in structur...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Code Enforcement Against Jewish Nursery School Does Not Violate Free Exercise Clause or RLUIPA

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In  Dreskin v. Borough of Bogota ,  (D NJ, July 31, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court rejected challenges under the Free Exercise C...
Friday, July 31, 2026

3rd Circuit: RLUIPA's Institutionalized Persons Precedent Can Inform RLUIPA Land Use Cases as Well

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 In Anash, Inc. v. Borough of Kingston ,  (3rd Cir., July 30, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision ordered a Penns...
Saturday, April 04, 2026

Church Wins Its Fight Over Fire Code Requirements

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Last November, an Ohio state appellate court remanded to the trial court a church's appeal of an injunction that had been issued against...
Monday, December 08, 2025

No Religious Discrimination Shown in Enforcement of Septic Tank Code

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In Schoff v. Illinois Human Rights Commission ,  (IL App., Dec. 4, 2025), an Illinois state appellate court affirmed the decision of the sta...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Church's Challenge to Fire Code Applicability Triggers Strict Scrutiny

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 In Pool v. Dad's Place of Bryan, Ohio ,  (OH App., Nov. 21, 2025), an Ohio state appellate court remanded to the trial court a church...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

9th Circuit: Requiring Tree Trimming Did Not Violate Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights

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In Joseph v. City of San Jose ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 11, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected plaintiff's claim that enfor...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Court Says Center's Food Distribution Is Likely a Religious Exercise Under RLUIPA

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In Micah's Way v. City of Santa Ana ,  (CD CA, June 8, 2023), a California federal district court refused to dismiss a suit by a center ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Village Sues Church Over Its Homeless Shelter

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RNS reports that the affluent Chicago suburb of Village of Orland Park has filed suit against Hope Covenant Church seeking to close down it...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Faith-Based Recovery Home Loses Challenges To Fire Code Enforcement

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In Affordable Recovery Housing v. City of Blue Island ,  (ND IL, Sept. 21, 2016), an Illinois federal district court in a 40-page opinion di...
Friday, January 29, 2016

Court Refuses To Allow Amended Complaint On Building Code Application To Home Bible Study Groups

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In Salman v. Phoenix ,  (D AZ, Jan. 27, 2016), an Arizona federal district court refused to permit an ordained minister who used his home fo...