Session: Regulating Religious Uses

April 2, 10:15 AM

Marci A. Hamilton
Yeshiva University.

Other papers from this session: An Introduction to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“Rluipa”) and Practice Pointers for Planners

Two years after the U.S. Congress adopted the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act, communities have found that religious organizations are using the legislation to advance their objectives. The act affects historic preservation efforts and residential and downtown redevelopment.

Federalism and the Public Good: The True Story Behind the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

Hamilton: How Congress Undermined the American Dream

Author and Copyright Information

Marci A. Hamilton
Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Yeshiva University.
Email: hamilton02@aol.com.