Showing posts with label RLUIPA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RLUIPA. Show all posts
Monday, November 04, 2024

9th Circuit Reinstates Claim of Christian-Israelite Inmate Who Was Refused Passover Diet

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In Fuqua v. Raak ,  (9th Cir., Nov. 1, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed an Arizona federal district court'...
Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Tennesse County Sued by Woman Who Was Required to Remove Hijab for Booking Photo

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Suit was filed this week in a Tennessee federal district court by a Muslim woman who was required by Knox County, Tennessee Sheriff's Of...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Muslim Woman Can Move Ahead on Some Challenges to Sheriff's Booking Photo Policy

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In Hague v. Kent County ,  (WD MI, Sept. 9, 2024), plaintiff, a Muslim woman, challenged the Kent County, Michigan, Sheriff Office's pol...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

6th Circuit: Permit Requirement Did Not Substantially Burden Church

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 In Dad's Place of Bryan, Ohio v. City of Bryan, Ohio ,  (6th Cir., Sept. 5, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to ent...
Monday, September 09, 2024

RLUIPA Success Unlikely on Challenge to Denial of Special Use Permit for Jewish Retreat Center

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In Fresh Start Center v. Township of Grosse Ile ,  (ED MI, Sept. 5, 2024), a Michigan federal district court refused to grant a preliminary ...
Monday, September 02, 2024

6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Religious Accommodation Complaints

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 In Mustin v. Wainwright ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of free exercise, RLUIPA...
Monday, August 26, 2024

Anti-Injunction Act Precludes RLUIPA Claim, But Church's Constitutional Claims Move Ahead

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 In Resurrection House Ministries, Inc. v. City of Brunswick ,  (SD GA, Aug. 23, 2024), a Georgia federal district court held that the feder...
Thursday, August 01, 2024

Requiring Conditional Use Permit Is Not Substantial Burden Under RLUIPA

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In Athey Creek Christian Fellowship v. Clackamas County , (D OR, July 30, 2024), an Oregon federal district court dismissed a RLUIPA challen...
Monday, July 22, 2024

Church Obtains Preliminary Injunction Under RLUIPA Allowing Its On-Site Shelter Program to Continue

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In Church of the Rock, Inc. v. Town of Castle Rock, Colorado ,  (D CO, July 19, 2024), a Colorado federal district court granted a church a ...
Thursday, May 30, 2024

2nd Circuit: Former Hindu Inmate's Challenges to Mandated Treatment Program Dismissed

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 In Tripathy v. McKoy ,  (2d Cir., May 29, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought against pri...
Monday, May 20, 2024

Church Sues Town Over Zoning Objections to Temporary Shelter Ministry

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Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court by a non-denominational Christian church challenging a town's claim that t...

Civil Rights Commission Holds Briefing on Prisoners' Religious Freedom

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Last Friday, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a lengthy hearing on The Federal Role in Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prisons. A vid...
Friday, April 19, 2024

5th Circuit Remands Muslim Inmate's RLUIPA and Establishment Clause Claims

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 In Lozano v. Collier , (5th Cir., April 11, 2024), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a portion of the district court's dec...
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Class Action By Muslim Women Against NYPD Settled for $17.5M

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 AP reports that New York City has agreed to settle the class action damage claim in Clark v. City of New York for $17.5 million. The suit ...
Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Inmates Sue Claiming Religious Need to Watch Solar Eclipse

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by six inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, New...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Restricting Frequency of Church Free Meal Services Violates RLUIPA

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 In St. Timothy's Episcopal Church v. City of Brookings ,  (D OR, March 27, 2024), an Oregon federal district court held that a zoning o...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Denial of Church's Property Tax Exemption Did Not Violate RLUIPA

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In Sandstrom v. Wendell , (WD NY, March 22, 2024), a New York federal district court rejected RLUIPA challenges to local tax officials'...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Christian Food Ministry Sues to End City's Attempts to Close It Down

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 Last week, a Yuma County, Arizona Baptist church filed suit in an Arizona federal district court challenging actions the city of San Luis h...
Monday, March 18, 2024

7th Circuit: Zoning Denial for Catholic School Athletic Field Lights Did Not Violate RLUIPA

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In Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart v. City of Madison, Wisconsin ,  (7th Cir., March 15, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7...
Monday, March 04, 2024

RLUIPA Safe harbor Does Not Extend to Claims for Monetary Damages

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 In Bair Brucha Inc. v. Township of Toms River, New Jersey , (D NJ, Feb. 29, 2024), a New Jersey federal district court granted plaintiffs j...