Lynn v. Sekulow

Lynn v. Sekulow

Peeps Put Focus on Landlord

posted by Jay Sekulow | 9:31am Tuesday June 23, 2009

I like Peeps, too.  Barry, the key issue is whether there is religious discrimination going on when it comes to the issue of the Easter Peeps.

If the landlord is simply enforcing in an evenhanded manner a religion-neutral lease provision regarding cleanliness, there’s probably not much of a case. On the other hand, however, if the landlord has a policy or practice that treats religious expression on less favorable terms than non-religious expression, there is likely a violation of the federal fair housing laws (and also the First Amendment if the landlord is a state actor).



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posted June 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm


My assessment of this case is on the side of the cleanliness issue. Keep your space clean. Its reasonable. What is not reasonable, however is potentially making this a case for “let’s guess what the landlord’s motives were”. That is censorship of the worst kind in attempting to legislate thoughts and opinions.



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posted December 7, 2009 at 4:49 pm


A federal fair housing laws violation occurred if the government favors non-religious speech over religious speech for communications on the doors of apartments.



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