Attorneys' Fees

$1.7 Million Settlement with DOJ and CAIR-MIPrevailing RLUIPA Defendant Denied Attorneys’ Fees

Comparator

City of Kirkwood, MO Hits Homerun in Religious Baseball Field Dispute in Eighth CircuitHand of Hope RLUIPA Claims Survive Summary JudgmentNorth Carolina City’s Zoning Code Amendment “At The Cross”-Road of RLUIPA Claim

Compelling Interest

Federal Court: “There is no pandemic exception to the Constitution of the United States or the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.”Recap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2018Ninth Circuit Rejects Hawaii Cannabis Ministry’s RFRA Challenge

Department of Justice

DOJ Rolls Out “Place to Worship” RLUIPA Initiative; Sues New Jersey BoroughDepartment of Justice and Bensalem Township, PA Settle Lawsuit Over Mosque DenialDOJ Claims that County’s Denial of a Sewer Permit Violates RLUIPA

Eminent Domain

Did the Sixth Circuit Unintentionally Adopt an RLUIPA Equal Terms Test?

Equal Terms

Fourth Circuit: Church Seeking to Operate as Brewery or Farm Winery Did Not State RLUIPA ClaimSt. Pete Beach, Florida Enjoined from Prohibiting Church’s Beach Parking Lot EvangelismFirst Circuit Rejects Signs For Jesus’ RLUIPA and Constitutional Appeal

Establishment Clause

Supreme Court Says Bon Voyage To Trump Travel Ban ChallengesEleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of City’s Approval of Chabad Religious Center as MootSatanists Sue Scottsdale, AZ Over Legislative Prayer Policy

First Amendment

St. Pete Beach, Florida Enjoined from Prohibiting Church’s Beach Parking Lot EvangelismJudicial Restraint in the Time of COVID-19?U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Religious Worship

Individualized Assessment

RLUIPA Article: Individualized vs. Generalized Assessments: Why RLUIPA Should Not Apply to Every Land Use Request

Land Use Regulation

Massachusetts’ SJC Rules RV Camp Protected by Dover AmendmentFederal Court Dismisses RLUIPA Challenge to Missouri Emergency Public Health OrdersRLUIPA Does Not Apply to Uninsured Amish Roofer Repairing Homeowner’s Damaged Roof

Least Restrictive Means

Judicial Restraint in the Time of COVID-19?Court Denies Summary Judgment in “Integral Yoga” RLUIPA Dispute in HawaiiNinth Circuit Rejects Hawaii Cannabis Ministry’s RFRA Challenge

Nondiscrimination

Fourth Circuit: Church Seeking to Operate as Brewery or Farm Winery Did Not State RLUIPA ClaimChurch Ministering to Homeless/Needy Can Proceed with Most of its Religious Discrimination ClaimsChabad House for Towson University and Goucher College Files Lawsuit Alleging RLUIPA Violations Following State Court Order to Demolish Newly-Constructed Addition

Religious Exercise

Massachusetts’ SJC Rules RV Camp Protected by Dover AmendmentMadison, Wisconsin’s Denial of Athletic Field Lights Upheld Over Claims of Religious DiscriminationCourt Rules Meriden, CT’s Zoning Regulations Discriminatory

Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Court Rules Meriden, CT’s Zoning Regulations Discriminatory7th Circuit Rules Church’s RLUIPA Claims Against Markham, Illinois Ripe for ReviewNuns Lose Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Challenge

Ripeness

Is Finality Still A Requirement For A RLUIPA Action To Be Ripe?SCOTUS Overrules “State Compensation” Ripeness Requirement for Takings ClaimsRecap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2018

RLUIPA Round-Up

RLUIPA Round-UpRLUIPA Round UpRLUIPA Round-Up: Happy Cyber Monday

Safe Harbor Provision

Coffee Shop Church’s Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss, City Amends Code to Permit UseChurch Wins Free Speech Claim Over Zoning Ordinance and $1,354,595 in DamagesRLUIPA Case of the Year? Minnesota Municipality Uses RLUIPA’s Safe Harbor Provision to Avoid Liability

Settlement

Clifton, NJ Pays $2.5 Million to Settle RLUIPA DisputeRecap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2018Chabad and Toms River Settle RLUIPA Suit

Substantial Burden

Fourth Circuit: Church Seeking to Operate as Brewery or Farm Winery Did Not State RLUIPA ClaimFirst Circuit Rejects Signs For Jesus’ RLUIPA and Constitutional AppealFlorida Court Finds RLUIPA Protects Transition Home for Registered Sex Offenders

Total Exclusion

Church Ministering to Homeless/Needy Can Proceed with Most of its Religious Discrimination ClaimsChabad House for Towson University and Goucher College Files Lawsuit Alleging RLUIPA Violations Following State Court Order to Demolish Newly-Constructed AdditionAllenhurst, NJ Sued Under RLUIPA One Day and Settles the Next

Uncategorized

2nd Circuit Reverses Finding That Village School Zoning Laws Were DiscriminatoryRegistration Open: 32d Annual Land Use InstituteSCOTUS Decides Regulatory Takings Case

Unreasonable Limitation

Evangelical Church Sues Castle Hills, TX for Denying SUP for Sunday School SpaceChabad House for Towson University and Goucher College Files Lawsuit Alleging RLUIPA Violations Following State Court Order to Demolish Newly-Constructed Addition7th Circuit Rules Church’s RLUIPA Claims Against Markham, Illinois Ripe for Review

Webinar

Upcoming Webinar on Gentrification Hosted by Planning and Law Division of the APAUpcoming Webinar – What the Supreme Court’s Knick Decision Did and Did Not ChangeUpcoming Webinar – How Land Use and Natural Resource Regulations are Shaping the Legal Cannabis Industry

Zoning Hearings

Court Rules Meriden, CT’s Zoning Regulations DiscriminatoryNew Article: Five Tips For Planners & Planning Commissioners Reviewing Religious Land Use ApplicationsUpcoming Webinar – Rules of the Game: A Framework for Fair and Effective Zoning Hearings