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Michigan High Court Rejects Catholic School's Zoning Appeal

By Howard M. Friedman

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In Shepherd Montessori Center Milan v. Ann Arbor Charter Township, (MI Sup. Ct., June 18, 2010), the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a Catholic school's claim that the denial of its zoning variance request amounted to an infringement of its equal protection rights. The Court rejected plaintiff's claim that the Township treated it differently than similarly situated entities and also rejected the school's charge that the Zoning Board of Appeals "discriminatorily applied the facially neutral zoning ordinance against it because of its religious affiliation." The Court said:
ZBA member Laporte validly questioned plaintiff's attorney about the basis for the assertion that religious use should be favored over secular uses. Nothing in the exchange demonstrates bias against Catholics or Catholic primary education. The questions were asked to clarify plaintiff?s attorney?s own statements. Nothing in the minutes of the ZBA hearing supports the conclusion that the ZBA denied plaintiff the variance because of a bias against plaintiff's religious affiliation.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on June 22, 2010 (boomark / email).

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