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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000

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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000

Federal legislation that prohibits any government from imposing or implementing a land-use regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person,including a religious assembly or institution, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person, assembly, or institution (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.



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The congregation also claimed that the city's stance violated its rights under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
About five years ago, an almost bizarre coalition of legislators and activists pushed through the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ("RLUIPA").
A class of Muslim state prisoners sought relief under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and state prison officials challenged the constitutionality of the Act.
 
 
 
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