Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jan 9

#Ukrainian #CatholicChurch Sues Over Zoning Restrictions

Suit was filed this week in a #Pennsylvania federal district court by a #UkrainianCatholicChurch alleging that a #PennsylvaniaTownship violated the #church's rights under #RLUIPA and the #FirstAmendment through #zoning ordinances that prevent the church from constructing a #chapel and related facilities on a 41-acre site that it owns.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2026/01/ukrainian-catholic-church-sues-over.html

Ukrainian Catholic Church Sues Over Zoning Restrictions

Suit was filed this week in a Pennsylvania federal district court by a Ukrainian Catholic Church alleging that a Pennsylvania Township viola...

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 21

#KYSupremeCourt: Denial of #ZoningPermit to #Church Did Not Violate RLUIPA

In Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic, (KY Sup. Ct., Dec. 18,2025), the #KentuckySupremeCourt held that #RLUIPA was not violated by denying a conditional use permit to a #church that wished to build a grotto to honor the #VirginMary’s appearance at a grotto in #Lourdes, #France.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/ky-supreme-court-denial-of-zoning.html

KY Supreme Court: Denial of Zoning Permit to Church Did Not Violate RLUIPA

In Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic ,  (KY Sup. Ct., Dec. 18,2025), the Kentucky Supreme Court held that RLUIPA was ...

csDec 19
Landor v. Louisiana tests whether a Rastafarian inmate can recover damages after prison officials forcibly shaved his dreadlocks—this episode breaks down RLUIPA, the legal stakes, and what oral argument signaled. 🎧 Listen: https://we-dissent.org/episode-49-landor-v-louisiana/ #ReligiousLiberty #RLUIPA #PrisonReform #SCOTUS #WeDissent
Episode 49 - Religion Behind Bars Reprise: Landor v. Louisiana - We Dissent

Hosts explain Landor v. Louisiana, the case that will decide whether a Rastafarian inmate can sue the prison officials who forcibly shaved off his hair.

We Dissent
The Wild Hunt NewsNov 12, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Landor v. Louisiana, a religious freedom case testing whether prison officials can be held personally liable under federal law for violating a Rastafarian inmate’s right to keep his dreadlocks as an expression of religious faith.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/11/faith-behind-bars-supreme-court-weighs-religious-freedom-limits-for-rastafarian-inmate.html

#pagan #scotus #landorvslouisiana #prisonerrights #RLUIPA #inmaterights #rastafarianism #religion #religiousrights

Faith Behind Bars: Supreme Court Weighs Religious Freedom Limits for Rastafarian Inmate

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Landor v. Louisiana, a religious freedom case testing whether prison officials can be held personally liable under federal law for violating a Rastafarian inmate’s right to keep his dreadlocks as an expression of religious faith.

The Wild Hunt
ProartistMay 30, 2023

$8K of public financing per student regardless of income & with no accountability to secular local, state, and federal law (#RLUIPA) becomes a windfall for the church.

"After consulting the Diocese of St. Petersburg, parents and other area Catholic schools, “we decided that we need to take maximum advantage of this dramatically expanded funding source,” Monsignor Robert Gibbons, the St. Paul pastor, said in a YouTube video the school shared publicly."

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/05/30/floridas-new-voucher-law-allows-private-schools-boost-revenue/?utm_medium=push&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=12221

Florida’s new voucher law allows private schools to boost revenue

At one St. Petersburg Catholic school, an infusion of public money means parents will pay less while the school collects more.

Tampa Bay Times