Lenawee County (Mich.) sued over treatment of Amish residents

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Lenawee County sued over treatment of Amish residents
Tom Henry
The Blade
Dec 18, 2019

MORENCI, Mich. — In a case touted as a precedent for religious freedom and fair housing, a team of lawyers representing at least 14 Amish households sued the Lenawee County Health Department on Wednesday for what some of those attorneys claim is an unreasonably aggressive, unconstitutional action and an abuse of government power.

Three attorneys and other staffers from the Wright & Schulte, LLC law firm in Vandalia, Ohio, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, assert their clients — dozens of Lenawee County residents who practice the Old Order Amish faith — are being discriminated against by the county health department.

The county apparently wants each of the Amish households equipped with flush toilets and fully functioning septic systems. That would require those residents to install modern technology and electricity, which goes against their faith. ...  Rest of story at Toledo Blade