U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Tree of Life Christian Sch. v. City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Sept. 18, 2018
- Case
- Tree of Life Christian Sch. v. City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
- Case status
- Decided
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THAPAR, Circuit Judge, dissenting. Since the founding of this nation, religious groups have been able to "sit in safety under [their] own vine and figtree, [with] none to make [them] afraid." Letter from George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, R.I. (Aug. 18, 1790). In keeping with that promise over two hundred years later, Congress enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) to prote…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Ronald Lee Gilman | Sept. 18, 2018 |
| Lead opinion | Not attributed | Sept. 18, 2018 |