Plaintiff, New Life Evangelistic Center, Inc., (“New Life”), an interdenominational Christian Church formed in 1972 by Reverend Larry Rice, recently sued the City of St. Louis, Missouri (the “City”) in the Eastern District of Missouri. According to the complaint, New Life operated out of a 50-foot trailer in the early 1970’s, rapidly grew, and then
Least Restrictive Means
Ninth Circuit to Consider Effect of Hobby Lobby in Land Use Context
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam & Guest Contributor on
Posted in Least Restrictive Means
We previously reported on the lawsuit filed by Harbor Missionary Church against San Buenaventura, California involving the City’s denial of a conditional use permit to allow the Church to continue to operate a soup kitchen in a residential neighborhood. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the Church’s motion for a…