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'''Amish litigation''' grows in significance as the [[Christian]] denomination doubles in size in the [[United States]] every 20 years, and defends religious freedom with a 300-year-old [[faith]]ful tradition.  The precedents in these cases affect the rights of all religious persons.

'''Amish litigation''' grows in significance as the [[Christian]] denomination doubles in size in the [[United States]] every 20 years, and defends religious freedom with a 300-year-old [[faith]]ful tradition.  The precedents in these cases affect the rights of all religious persons.

== Mast v. Fillmore County ==

== Mast v. Fillmore County ==

In ''"Mast v. Fillmore County'' (Sup. Ct. 2021), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously held in favor of the Old Order [[Amish]] and vacated a [[Minnesota]] Court of Appeals ruling that had ordered the Amish community to install cumbersome machinery to handle gray water discharged from washing clothes and dishes.  The [[RIFLA]] was central to this Amish victory.

In ''[[Mast v. Fillmore County]]'' (Sup. Ct. 2021), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously held in favor of the Old Order [[Amish]] and vacated a [[Minnesota]] Court of Appeals ruling that had ordered the Amish community to install cumbersome machinery to handle gray water discharged from washing clothes and dishes.  The [[RIFLA]] was central to this Amish victory.

The litigation continues in the trial court on remand.<ref>https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/arguments-filed-as-district-court-prepares-to-hear-amish-gray-water-case-again</ref>

The litigation continues in the trial court on remand.<ref>https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/arguments-filed-as-district-court-prepares-to-hear-amish-gray-water-case-again</ref>

==References==

==References==

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[[category:Amish]]

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