Legal Opinion
Lighthouse Institute for Evangelism, Inc. v. City of Long Branch
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 27, 2007No. 06-1319PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to clarify the nature of the constitutional and statutory protections enjoyed by religious assemblies against governmental interference in the form of land-use regulations. The plaintiff/appellants are the Lighthouse Institute for Evangelism, which describes itself as “a Christian church that seeks to minister to the poor and disadvantaged in downtown Long Branch, New Jersey,” and its pastor, the Reverend Kevin Brown.1 The City of Long Branch is the defendant.
The case reaches us on appeal from the grant of summary judgment to Long Branch on…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by128 opinions
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- Tree of Life Christian Sch. v. City of Upper Arlington, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
- Roman Catholic Bishop v. City of SpringfieldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
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