Waters v. City Of Laurel, Maryland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND Southern Division PATRICIA WATERS and SCOTT NOVAK, * Plaintiffs * v. * Civil No. 8:19-cv-01979-PWG CITY OF LAUREL, * Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Patricia Waters and Scott Novak bring this action against the City of Laurel for allegedly discriminating against religious institutions through its zoning and land use laws. Waters and Novak contend that Laurel’s municipal code prevented them from leasing their property to a church, in violation of the Religious Land Use and…