In Immanuel Baptist Church v. City of Chicago, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that the City of Chicago had violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons...more
4/25/2024
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Damages ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Parking Lots ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA ,
Substantial Burden ,
Zoning Laws
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently clarified how to determine whether a substantial burden on religious exercise exists for purposes of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons...more
2/5/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA ,
Statutory Violations ,
Substantial Burden ,
Zoning Board of Appeals ,
Zoning Laws
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently considered a long-running religious land use dispute involving the Thai Meditation Association of Alabama (TMAA) and the city of Mobile, Alabama. The...more