U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Kamal Youkhanna v. City of Sterling Heights
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.
- Judge Moore — not matched to a Benchlight profile
- Senior Judge Helene N. White
Case history
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Aug. 14, 2019decided Decision issued in Kamal Youkhanna v. City of Sterling Heights
Opinions and writings
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. This case arises from the settlement of another case. In 2015, the American Islamic Community Center (AICC) applied for zoning permission to build a mosque in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The City's planning commission denied AICC's request, and AICC sued. The City decided to settle the lawsuit, which alleged violations of the Religious Land Use and Ins…