Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) : An Overview.
Provides overview of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), to prohibit States and local governments from imposing land use regulations that substantially burden a person's exercise of religion, or substantially burden the religious exercise of prisoners or o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides overview of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), to prohibit States and local governments from imposing land use regulations that substantially burden a person's exercise of religion, or substantially burden the religious exercise of prisoners or other institutionalized persons, unless the burden is the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling governmental interest; and to allow plaintiffs to sue to enforce compliance. Examines court decisions and constitutional challenges related to zoning laws and imprisoned persons under RLUIPA. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |