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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 [[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>

==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.