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Cases
As lawsuits continue to be filed under RLUIPA, we'll provide information about them, and about federal, state, and administrative decisions interpreting the Act. Below is an alphabetical listing of known cases. We make every effort to keep current on cases around the country, but cannot guarantee that every case is included in this list. If you know of a RLUIPA case that's not listed here, please let us know.
Litigation
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State v. Prison Fellowship Ministries and InnerChange Freedom Initiative
- Benning v. Amideo
- C.L.U.B. v. City of Chicago
- Calvary Chapel O'Hare v. Village of Franklin Park, Illinois
- Castle Hills First Baptist Church v. The City of Castle Hills
- Congregation Kol Ami v. Abington Township
- Congregation Kol Shofar
- Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. City of West Linn
- Cotton v. Florida Dept. of Corrections
- Cottonwood Christian Center v. City of Cypress
- Couch v. Jabe
- Cutter v. Wilkinson
- Elsinore Christian Center v. City of Lake Elsinore
- Faith Temple v. Town of Brighton
- Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church v. City of New York
- Freedom Baptist Church v. Township of Middletown
- Gallart v. City of Frederick
- Grace United Methodist Church v. City of Cheyenne
- Great Lakes Society v. Georgetown Charter Township
- Greater Bible Way Temple of Jackson v. City of Jackson et al.
- Greenwood Community Church v. City of Greenwood Village
- Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Yuba City v. County of Sutter
- Hale O Kaula v. Maui Planning Commission
- Hallandale Beach, Florida
- Haven Shores Community Church v. City of Grand Haven, Michigan
- Jirtle v. Town of Briscoe
- Johnson v. Martin
- Konikov v. Orange County
- Legion of Christ v. Town of Mount Pleasant
- Lighthouse Institute for Evangelism v. City of Long Branch
- Living Faith Ministries v. Camden County Improvement Authority
- Living Waters Bible Church v. Town of Enfield
- Madison v. Riter
- Midrash Sephardi v. Town of Surfside
- Missionaries of Charity, Brothers v. City of Los Angeles
- Molalla Christian Church
- Moussazadeh v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Murphy v. Zoning Commission of the Town of New Milford
- New Life Christian Fellowship
- Okemos Christian Center v. Meridian Charter Township
- Pine Hill Zendo Inc. v. Town of Bedford Zoning Board of Appeals
- Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana v. Broward County
- Redwood Christian Schools v. County of Alameda
- Refuge Temple Ministries of Atlanta v. City of Forest Park
- San Jose Christian College v. City of Morgan Hill
- St. John's United Church of Christ v. City of Chicago
- Tayr Kilaab al Ghashiyah v. Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections
- Temple B'nai Sholom v. City of Huntsville
- Town of Foxfield, Colorado v. The Archdiocese of Denver
- Tri-City Union Gospel Mission
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron v. City of Fairlawn
- United States of America v. Village of Suffern
- Vacaville Seventh Day Adventist Church and Maranatha Broadcasting v. Solano County
- Victory Family Life Church v. Douglas County
- Westchester Day School v. Village of Mamaroneck
- Williams v. Bitner