Legal Opinion
Islamic Center of Mississippi, Inc. v. City of Starkville, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1988No. 87-4083PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The first amendment to the Constitution begins: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” These provisions, made applicable to the states by the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment, forbid government to burden the free exercise of any religion or to favor one religion over another.
The zoning ordinance of the City of Starkville, Mississippi, prohibits the use of buildings as churches in all of the areas within the city limits near the campus of the University of Mississippi unless an…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Cornerstone Bible Church, James Bzoskie v. City of HastingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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