Zoning Issues and the U.S. Constitution

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The Ohio Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Inc. sought to construct a church building in a residential area in Lakewood, Ohio. Lakewood’s residential zoning prohibited churches in all residential districts. The Ohio Congregation brought suit challenging the ordinance as unconstitutional and a breach of the freedom of exercise clause of the constitution. What result?

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