7th Circuit en banc interprets equal terms provision of RLUIPA

“In River of Life Kingdom Ministries v. Village of Hazel Crest, Illinois, (7th Cir en banc, July 2, 2010), the 7th Circuit in an en banc decision interpreted the equal terms provision of RLUIPA by creating a modified version of the test used by the 3rd Circuit. The 7th Circuit’s test treats a regulation as violating the Equal Terms provision ‘only if it treats religious assemblies or institutions less well than secular assemblies or institutions that are similarly situated as to the regulatory criteria.’” | Via Religion Clause. | View opinion in Google Viewer