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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 [[ | + | 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 [[Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act]] (RLUIPA) 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> | ||
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==Adams County, Indiana== | ==Adams County, Indiana== | ||
In April 2021, Old Order Amish families in a large community in Adams County, Indiana, felt compelled to sue their county to block its orders for everyone to hook up to the county's electric sewer system.<ref>https://www.wane.com/news/amish-families-suing-adams-co-over-first-amendment-rights-after-being-forced-to-hook-up-to-sewer/</ref> This lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana. | In April 2021, Old Order Amish families in a large community in Adams County, Indiana, felt compelled to sue their county to block its orders for everyone to hook up to the county's electric sewer system.<ref>https://www.wane.com/news/amish-families-suing-adams-co-over-first-amendment-rights-after-being-forced-to-hook-up-to-sewer/</ref> This lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana. | ||
Revision as of 07:31, July 3, 2022
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 faithful tradition. The precedents in these cases affect the rights of all religious persons.
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 Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) was central to this Amish victory.
The litigation continues in the trial court on remand.[1]
Adams County, Indiana
In April 2021, Old Order Amish families in a large community in Adams County, Indiana, felt compelled to sue their county to block its orders for everyone to hook up to the county's electric sewer system.[2] This lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana.