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City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights
« on: December 16, 2023, 12:26:00 pm »
WND 12/15/2023

And he's allowed to continue participating in market

A Michigan city is coughing up $825,000 because its officials infringed the religious rights of a local farmer by banning him from a market event.

Officials with East Lansing also have agreed, going forward, to protect the religious rights of the owners of Country Mill Farms.

The payment includes about $783,000 in lawyers' fees and another $41,000 in damages.

It was a few months back that a federal district court decided Steve Tennes, the farm owner, was free to continue participating in the city's farmer's market, after city officials had banned him.

It was back in 2017 that city officials excluded Tennes – specifically because of his religious beliefs.

More: https://www.wnd.com/2023/12/city-coughing-825000-infringing-farmers-religious-rights/
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Re: City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2023, 01:48:07 pm »
Article about the court ruling referenced above:
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Catholic farmer wins court ruling after being barred from farmer's market
by Asher Notheis, Social Media Producer
August 23, 2023 12:41 PM

A Catholic farmer has won a court ruling over religious freedom six years after he was banned from the market for speaking out against same-sex marriage.

The ruling, titled Country Mill Farms v. City of East Lansing, states that Steve Tennes and his Michigan farm, Country Mill Farms, had been "forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit." The ruling comes six years after Tennes sued the city of East Lansing for barring him from its farmer's market over his beliefs on same-sex marriage, according to a press release from Alliance Defending Freedom. ...

Tennes had stated on social media that he believes and follows what the Catholic Church teaches on marriage, leading to East Lansing officials enacting a policy to prohibit Tennes and his farm from partaking in the city’s farmer’s market. The city's actions were made even though Tennes's farm is in Charlotte, Michigan, roughly 22 miles from East Lansing.  ...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/catholic-farmer-wins-ruling-barred-farmers-market-religious-views
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Re: City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2023, 02:04:33 pm »
The lawyers were the big winners.
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Re: City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2023, 02:37:11 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on December 18, 2023, 02:04:33 pm
The lawyers were the big winners.

They're always the big winners.
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Re: City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2023, 03:02:47 pm »
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City coughing up $825,000 for infringing farmer's religious rights

BS! Taxpayers are on the hook for every dime!
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