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Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov Inc. v. Village of Pomona, New York

Petition for certiorari denied on November 23, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-14 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether, under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act’s substantial-burdens provision, an owner of real property seeking to use such property for religious exercise has Article III standing to challenge a municipality’s zoning law that prohibits outright the owner’s proposed land use without first being required to either apply for permits or variances that the municipality has no power to grant or to seek a legislative change to the zoning law from the municipality.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 06 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2020)
Aug 07 2020Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA"), et al.
Aug 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Aug 27 2020Response Requested. (Due September 28, 2020)
Sep 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 28, 2020 to October 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 14 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 28, 2020.
Oct 19 2020Brief of respondents Village of Pomona, New York, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 30 2020Reply of petitioners Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 04 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
Nov 23 2020Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, et al. GRANTED.
Nov 23 2020Petition DENIED.