Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
NJ town accused of discriminating against Orthodox Jews will pay $575K settlement
By Kathryn Post — August 29, 2023
(RNS) — Jackson Township had been accused of discriminatory surveillance and zoning ordinances that targeted its growing Orthodox Jewish community.
Florida church says offering free beach parking is a religious act. Judge agrees.
By Paul O'Donnell — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — A federal judge ruled this week that the city could not stop a local church from allowing beachgoers to use its parking lot, calling the practice a legitimate ministry.
After arrest, teenage Muslim protester and volunteer medic made to remove hijab for booking photo
By Aysha Khan — June 23, 2020
(RNS) — Civil rights advocates are accusing Miami correctional officers of violating the teen’s religious rights.
Justice Department sues Virginia county for blocking Muslim cemetery
By Aysha Khan — June 19, 2020
(RNS) — The Justice Department argues that Stafford County violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by imposing overly restrictive regulations on the Muslim graveyard.
Chabad outpost files $10 million lawsuit over order to demolish building
By Mark A. Kellner — December 21, 2018
(RNS) — A state judge has ordered a Chabad house in Maryland to be torn down in a zoning dispute. Chabad leaders filed a $10 million religious land use lawsuit in response — the fifth such action filed against Baltimore County officials.
Supreme Court rejects asylum bid for German home-schooling family
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 3, 2014
(RNS) Advocates for Uwe and Hannelore Romeike and their six children are now looking to Congress to pass a bill allowing the home-schooling family to remain in the U.S.
Mosque construction continues to attract opposition across U.S.
By Judy Keen / USA Today — May 31, 2012
CHICAGO (RNS) Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks animosity toward Muslims sometimes has taken the form of opposition to construction of mosques and other Islamic facilities. In the last five years, there has been ``anti-mosque activity'' in more than half of U.S. states, according to the ACLU. By Judy Keen.
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