A Kentucky zoning ordinance barring a Catholic church from constructing a religious shrine adjacent to its property has sparked a legal battle now set to reach the Supreme Court. The case involves Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, a church in the Cincinnati area, challenging the local law’s constitutionality. The high court has agreed to review whether the ordinance violates religious freedom protections. The dispute raises questions about how far local governments can regulate religious expression on private property.
A dispute over whether a local zoning ordinance in Kentucky that prohibited a Catholic church from building a religious shrine next to its property is legal is headed to the Supreme Court. The justices agreed Thursday to take up the request from Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, a church in the Cincinnati suburbs that...
