Mich. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of Troy, Michigan Restrictions on Muslim Religious Group
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release:
The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Troy, Michigan, alleging that the City violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by treating places of worship worse than equivalent nonreligious assemblies in its zoning code and denying zoning approval to a Muslim gr . . .
The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Troy, Michigan, alleging that the City violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by treating places of worship worse than equivalent nonreligious assemblies in its zoning code and denying zoning approval to a Muslim gr . . .