Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods

Daniel D. Crabtree, United States District Judge *1128This lawsuit brings the court a dispute that pits two important values in the American experience against one another: "free exercise of religion and effective use by the state of its police powers." Messiah Baptist Church v. Cty. of Jefferson, Colo. , 859 F.2d 820, 823 (10th Cir. 1988) (noting the "particular protection" accorded to religious freedom by our Constitution but also noting, "The power of local governments to zone and control land is undoubtedly broad"). Over the years, Congress and the Supreme Court have rearranged the balance…