Legal Opinion
Freedom Bapt. Church of Del. v. Tp. of Middletown
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 8, 2002No. CIV.A. 01-5345PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
On September 22, 2000, the President signed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, Pub.L. No. 106-274, 114 Stat. 803-807, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-2000cc-5 (hereinafter the “RLUIPA”), which Congress enacted in order “[t]o protect religious liberty, and for other purposes.” Freedom Baptist Church of Delaware County and its Pastor, Chris Keay, invoke this new statute against the Township of Middletown, Delaware County, and its Zoning Hearing Board because of land use restrictions that plaintiffs claim run afoul of the RLUIPA…
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