Legal Opinion
Messiah Baptist Church v. County of Jefferson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1988No. 87-1634PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
The Messiah Baptist Church and various individuals representing a class (“Church”) filed an action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jefferson County, Colorado, and its Board of Commissioners (“County”). The Church contends the zoning regulations enacted by the County are facially unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The Church also contends the special-use provisions added to the zoning regulations by amendment in 1976 arose from an unconstitutional delegation of power.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple v. SullivanHawaii Supreme Court · 1998
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