Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Zoning Com'n of Town of New Milford
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 5, 2001No. CIV. 3:00 CV 2297 (HBF)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
FITZSIMMONS, United States Magistrate Judge.
In this action, plaintiffs allege violations of their constitutional rights, including the rights to free exercise of religion, free association, peaceable assembly, privacy, and speech, as well as due process, equal protection, takings, and establishment clause violations. [Doc. # 12, 35.] Plaintiffs also allege that defendants engaged in illegal reverse-spot zoning, an ultra vires act in violation of the town laws; and violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by38 opinions
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