Equal Terms and RLUIPA
The second circuit was recently presented with issue of defining the equal terms provision of RLUIPA but chose not to given that it reached a
The second circuit was recently presented with issue of defining the equal terms provision of RLUIPA but chose not to given that it reached a
Bloomfield Hills, MICH. – A Hindu faith community based near Philadelphia is among the latest in a trend toward growing numbers of religious organizations successfully
Congress provided a separate section of RLUIPA, known as the “equal terms” provision at 42 USC 15 2000cc-(b)(1), which provides that: “No government shall impose
The term “substantial burden” in RLUIPA has confused and divided lower courts since it first appeared in the Act
One recent trend in religious land use issues that we have found is when a community effectively excludes a religious use through zoning. The typical
RLUIPA, passed by a unanimous Congress in 2000 and signed into law by President Clinton, was proposed and enacted by Congress in response to actions
As noted in the Alliance Defense Blog, in Hazel Park, Michigan, city authorities have been doing their red-tape best to gerrymander a local congregation, Salvation
Salvation Temple Church, is a Christian Church that entered into a purchase agreement for the purchase of property known as 25000 N. Chrysler Dr., Hazel
In the very near future, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Sossamon v. Texas, (Docket No. 08-1438, cert. granted 5/24/2010)
On Friday October 15, 2010, Boulder County filed an application for leave to appeal to the United States Supreme Court of the decision of the
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