THE SUMMIT CHURCH-HOMESTEAD HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. v. CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

  1. July 18, 2025

    NC Land Use Body Appeals Church Rezoning Ruling

    A North Carolina county's governing body on Friday appealed a federal court's finding that it likely violated a religious land use law when it denied a church's request to rezone a parcel so it could build a new facility.

  2. June 23, 2025

    NC County Can't Deny Church Rezoning Bid In Land Use Fight

    Officials in a rural North Carolina county likely violated a religious land use law when rejecting a church's rezoning bid and are barred from denying the organization's request, a federal judge ruled.