Legal Opinion

Edina Community Lutheran Church v. State

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided February 5, 2008No. A07-131PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

Appellant State of Minnesota challenges the district court’s grant of a permanent injunction barring enforcement of certain provisions of the 2005 Minnesota Citizens’ Personal Protection Act (the 2005 Act) against respondent churches. Appellant contends that the district court erred by (a) concluding that the 2005 Act excessively burdens the rights of respondents protected by Minn. Const, art. I, § 16; (b) determining that the 2005 Act violates respondents’ rights under U.S. Const, amend. I; and (c) finding that the 2005 Act violates the Religious Land Use and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Kaiser Aetna v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jihad v. FabianDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2010
  2. Brooks v. RoyDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2012
  3. The Satanic Temple v. City of Belle PlaineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2023
  4. Daywitt v. GandhiDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2025
  5. Daywitt v. MoserDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2021

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