Greater Bible Way Temple of Jackson v. City of Jackson

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan Chief Justice: Justices: Opinion Clifford W. Taylor Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman FILED JUNE 27, 2007 THE GREATER BIBLE WAY TEMPLE OF JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v Nos. 130194, 130196 CITY OF JACKSON, JACKSON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND JACKSON CITY COUNCIL, Defendants-Appellants. _______________________________ BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH MARKMAN, J. We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 USC…