“In the Character of a Village, It’s Property vs. Religion”
Read a June 26, 2005, New York Times story about legal battles that pit property rights against religious rights.
Tag: religious freedom
“Praying for a Bigger Church. Suing, Too.”
Read a May 2, 2005, New York Times story on a church in New Jersey.
“Property rights: not a given for churches”
Read a Feb. 16, 2005, Christian Science Monitor story focusing on the eminent domain issues in the Kelo v. the City of New London case.
“Justices Rule Cities Can Take Property for Private Development”
Read a June 23, 2005, New York Times story about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London (Conn.)
“Where Religion Meets Real Estate, a Developer and a Town Face Off”
Read a Jan. 21, 2007, New York Times article about an RLUIPA dispute involving a rabbinical college in Pomona, N.Y.
“Court Elbows Village In Favor of Religious Rights”
Read an Oct. 21, 2007, New York Times article on the RLUIPA dispute involving the Orthodox Jewish School in Mamaronick, N.Y.
“Deal clears way for Buddhist temple”
Read a Sept. 18, 2008, Los Angeles Times article on the RLUIPA dispute involving a Vietnamese Buddhist congregation in Garden Grove, Calif.
“Zoning battles endanger religious freedom, test spirit of law”
Read a June 24, 2010, post about zoning battles and religious freedom on the blog of the Association of Religion Data Archives.
“Testing Property and Prisoner Protections”
Read a July 2010 Christianity Today article about how court cases are testing RLUIPA’s strength.