Abram v. City of Fayetteville

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether either the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment or the Religious Liberty Section of the Constitution of Arkansas, or both, authorize a church to operate a parochial school in defiance of a municipal zoning ordinance. The trial court held that the ordinance does not violate the church members’ liberty. We affirm. Jurisdiction to decide this constitutional issue is in the Supreme Court. Rule 29(1) (a).

On April 25,1980, the appellant, the Mission Boulevard Baptist Church, submitted its application for a conditional use permit to…