Legal Opinion
Bethel World Outreach Ministries v. Montgomery County Council
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2013No. 11-2176PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge THACKER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Bethel World Outreach Ministries brought this action asserting that Montgomery County’s zoning regulations, which prevented Bethel from constructing a church, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), the United States Constitution, and the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The district court granted summary judgment to the County on all claims. For the reasons that follow,…
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