God and the Land: A Holy War Between Religious Exercise and Community Planning and Development

Authors

Patricia E. Salkin, Touro Law CenterFollow
Amy Lavine, Albany Law School

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

This article is a brief introduction to The Albany Government Law Review symposium on God and the Land. This piece sets forth a brief history of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) setting the backdrop for the controversy that has surrounded the Act and its impact on religious entities and municipalities. Since the enactment of RLUIPA, the floodgates have burst open with litigation in attempts to clarify many ambiguities in the statute. The remainder of the piece provides a sneak preview of the articles contained in The Albany Government Law Review by Professors Angela Carmella, Marci Hamilton, Shelley Ross Saxer and Elizabeth Reilly, and by practitioners Wendi Kellington, Dwight Merriam and Daniel Dalton.

Comments

Introduction to Symposium: God and the Land.

Recommended Citation

2 Alb. Gov't L. Rev. [vi] (2009).

Source Publication

2 Alb. Gov't L. Rev. [vi]