Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Religious Land Use Case Involving Oregon Church That Feeds People Who are Homeless or Hungry
November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023:
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon explaining that a city's decision to restrict a church's distribution of meals to people who are homeless or hungry may have substantially burdened religious exercise under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
The statement . . .
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon explaining that a city's decision to restrict a church's distribution of meals to people who are homeless or hungry may have substantially burdened religious exercise under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
The statement . . .