No. 24-7510

Beit Ha Kavod v. City of Canton, Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2025-06-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: building-codes constitutional-law first-amendment free-exercise-clause municipal-regulation religious-discrimination
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question presented is whether a municipality enforcing building codes violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution when it treats one religious organization differently from another.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a municipality enforcing building codes violates the Free Exercise Clause when treating one religious organization differently from another

Docket Entries

2025-08-20
Case removed from Docket.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent City of Canton, Ohio to respond filed.
2025-07-01
Stay of Beit Ha Kavod submitted.
2025-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Beit Ha Kavod
Eric Jonathan Allen — Petitioner
City of Canton, Ohio
Kevin R. L'HommedieuCity of Canton, Respondent