Georgia: Federal court rules for church in Marietta zoning case
The Atlanta Journal Constitution:
A church in Marietta has won part of a federal lawsuit it filed to overturn Marietta’s zoning code so the church could build a sanctuary and boarding school.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Clarence Cooper does not say whether the facilities can be built. That issue and others remain unresolved by Cooper’s March 31 interim ruling . . .
Cooper’s interim ruling states the city’s zoning code violates the equal protection terms of the federal law, passed in 2000 and known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act . . .
The church’s legal team includes Alliance Defense Fund, a faith-based law firm founded in 1994.