Legal Opinion
Grace Community Church v. Town of Bethel
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 30, 1993No. 11312PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court rejecting its claim that certain of the Bethel zoning regulations are unconstitutional. The plaintiff claims that the regulations abridged its rights under the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution, and, therefore, the trial court improperly denied (1) injunctive and declaratory relief, and (2) damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff, Grace Community Church, was founded in 1982. Initially, the members of the church…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Tedesco v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Shays v. Local Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Cole v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Bethlehem Christian Fellowship, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Dutch Point Credit Union, Inc. v. Caron Auto Works, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- State v. TurnerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Metropolitan Baptist Church v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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