Free Exercise Claim In Tax Exemption Dispute Moves ForwardReligion Clause: Michael v. Letchinger, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86685 (ND IL, Aug. 5, 2011), involves zoning and tax disputes between George and Susan Michael and the village of Lake Bluff, Illinois. The Michael’s converted a portion of their expensive lake front home into what they claimed was an Armenian Orthodox Church, because Susan’s health made it difficult for her to travel to an existing church in Chicago. They transferred ownership to a new religious corporation they created.
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