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  The U.S. Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Religious institutions provide the critical scaffolding for the exercise of this important federal right. State and local land use regulations often regulate this important right, making it challenging to site temples, churches, mosques and other houses of worship and fulfill this important constitutional command.

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   The laws protecting religious freedom are often not well understood by state and local officials. The Kellington Law Group, P.C., understands the laws that define the relationship between church and state and we have represented many religious institutions to ensure that the rights of individuals and religious institutions are protected and that the important work of houses of worship, can flourish.

  Among the rights that protect religious freedom that we bring to bear, is the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), passed by Congress on July 27, 2000, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton in September of that year. Wendie Kellington understands this important federal law and has used its important protections to help religious institutions. She has written and presented extensively about its terms.

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