Legal Opinion
State v. Cameron
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 19, 1985PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, Justice.
The question posed by this appeal is whether a municipal zoning ordinance that excludes “churches and similar places of worship” from a residential use district can be applied to prohibit a minister from temporarily using his home to hold a one-hour religious service each week for his congregation. The minister claims that the ordinance does not, with sufficient clarity, forbid this religious activity, and, as applied against him, it is unconstitutionally vague. We agree.
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The defendant, Robert J. Cameron, is a minister in the Reformed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by122 opinions
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