Legal Opinion
Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc. v. City of Marietta
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 2011No. 10-11966, 10-12222PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc. (“Covenant”) and its pastor, Frederick T. Anderson, brought an action against the City of Marietta, Georgia, challenging the validity of its zoning ordinance. As pertinent to this appeal, Covenant and Anderson each allege multiple claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City and against Covenant and Anderson on all claims except for Covenant’s claim that the City’s ordinance, as amended in November 2004, facially…
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