RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-10-12 Thread marc stern
Of Douglas Laycock Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 9:51 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Michigan Muslim decision The old ordinance apparently prohibited any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise, or any noise which either annoys or disturbs. Easy to see why the imam

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread Derek Gaubatz
., Suite 605 Washington D.C. 20036 202 955-0095 phone 202 955-0090 fax From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:23 AMTo: Law Religion issues for Law AcademicsSubject: Re: Michigan Muslim decision Thanks. But suppose

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread Menard, Richard H.
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Derek GaubatzSent: Friday, May 14, 2004 11:16 AMTo: Law Religion issues for Law AcademicsSubject: RE: Michigan Muslim decision Sounds like the slippery slope consequences you imagine would simply result in more speech. Hardly troubling

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread Eastman, John
Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Leigh Armstrong Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 8:15 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Michigan Muslim decision How about

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread Hamilton02
Many cities have decibel limit ordinances, and that would seem to be the most neutral approach. Having said that, I do think that quality of life especially in a residential neighborhood is a compelling interest (and I say this completely distinct from any RLUIPA issue). The difficulty is in

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread David E. Guinn
14, 2004 11:16 AMTo: Law Religion issues for Law AcademicsSubject: RE: Michigan Muslim decision Sounds like the slippery slope consequences you imagine would simply result in more speech. Hardly troubling, unless one has something to fear from hearing different ideas

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread AJCONGRESS
: Re: Michigan Muslim decision Many cities have decibel limit ordinances, and that would seem to be the most neutral approach. Having said that, I do think that quality of life especially in a residential neighborhood is a compelling interest (and I say this completely distinct from any RLUIPA

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread Roman Storzer
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri May 14 12:19:04 2004 Subject: RE: Michigan Muslim decision Quality of life-whatever the phrase means- is an interest of the highest order as a compelling interest must

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread lweinberg
, 2004 12:23 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Michigan Muslim decision Thanks. But suppose the permission to the muezzins was indeed an exemption from the noise ordinance, and suppose some mean old atheists, out of sheer spitefulness, in retaliation for the loss of peace

RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-14 Thread lweinberg
]]On Behalf Of Derek Gaubatz Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 11:16 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Michigan Muslim decision Sounds like the slippery slope consequences you imagine would simply result in more speech. Hardly troubling, unless one has something to fear from

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-13 Thread lweinberg
I find the below message somewhat disturbing. The thought of having amplified Muezzins five times a day calling to prayers in my own residential community is disturbing. My neighbors and I would be forced repeatedly to talk over or stop our ears against intrusive chanted messages from a faith we

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-13 Thread Douglas Laycock
This is private speech; failure to regulate is not establishment. The imam at least claims this is not even an exemption from some noise ordinance or the like; the loudspeaker was already legal and the amendment is clarifying. If he is wrong about that and it is an exemption, of

Re: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-05-13 Thread ArtSpitzer
The ACLU of Michigan put out the following press release on April 30: Press Statement Regarding "Call to Prayer" in Hamtramck Kary Moss, Executive Director April 30, 2004 In the past week, the ACLU of Michigan has received hundreds of call and emails from around the country from people asking