The council filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday after being denied a permit for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, an LA area government policy banning 'religious worship' in public facilities and city parks is being challenged for violating the First Amendment. The ACLJ is actively fighting against this policy, which has prevented their client from renting a space for a religious gathering in the LA area.
An LA area policy bans the use of city-owned buildings and parks for “religious worship.” This unconstitutional policy prevented our client from renting a space for a religious gathering. We took swift action to defend him. Learn more: https://t.co/ycjcObfUKW
A city can’t discriminate against someone using their facilities just because they disagree with them. But that’s exactly what happened to our client when he tried to rent a space in the LA area for a religious gathering. Read how we are fighting back: https://t.co/hr4XHVeByf
Policy banning religion in city parks and buildings challenged. The 'First Amendment limits the government's ability to censor free speech' https://t.co/aAwpOPM1Fn
An LA area government policy violates the First Amendment, blatantly discriminating against “religious worship” in public facilities. Read how the ACLJ is fighting back: https://t.co/MIhBfacM6m
The council sued Tuesday in federal court after being denied a permit for the second year in a row, a decision that First Liberty attributed to a 2022 policy update designating “religious services” as “demonstrations” prohibited at national cemeteries. https://t.co/cam5Ss6M7g