Religion and Law Use: Constraints on Local Boards' Decision Making

Authors

John R. Nolon, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow
Jessica A. Bacher, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

While local legislatures generally have broad authority to enact land use regulations that serve a public interest, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act as well as constitutional limits found in the First Amendment limit religious land use regulations that seek to restrict religious freedom. This article explores the Second Circuit’s decision in Westchester Day School v. Village of Mamaroneck, and makes suggestions about the future implications of the court’s decision.

Recommended Citation

John R. Nolon & Jessica A. Bacher, Religion and Law Use: Constraints on Local Boards' Decision Making, N.Y. L.J., Oct. 20, 2004, at 5, http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lawfaculty/688/.