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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />least restrictive of furthering that interest. RLUIP A was <br /> <br />signed into law on September 22, 2000, and the <br /> <br />constitutionality of its land use provisions has been the <br /> <br />subject of extensive litigation over the past four years. <br /> <br />There are no Federal Circuit Court opinions addressing the <br /> <br /> <br />constitutionality of the land use sections of RL UIP A. A <br /> <br /> <br />minority of federal district courts have found these <br /> <br /> <br />provisions unconstitutional. See Elsinore Christian Center <br /> <br />v. City of Lake Elsinore, 291 F.Supp.2d 1083 (C. D. Cal. <br />2003). The majority of district courts have found RLUIP A <br />constitutional. See Westchester Day School v. Village of <br />Mamaroneck, 280 F.Supp.2d 230 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); <br />Murphy v. Zoning Commission of the Town of New <br />Milford, 289 F.Supp.2d 87 (D. Conn. 2003); Hale O. Kaula <br />Church v. The Maui Planning Commission, 229 F.Supp.2d <br />1056, (D. Haw., 2002); United States v. Maui County, 298 <br />F.Supp.2d 1010, (D. Haw. 2003); Fortress Bible Church v. <br />Feiner, 2004 W.L. 1179307 (S.D.N.Y.); Congregation Kol <br />Ami v. Abington Township, 2004 W.L.1837037 (E.D. Pa.). <br />c) Constitutional Limitations. Zoning ordinances also may <br />not violate the State or Federal Constitutions. <br />Constitutional challenges typically involve the due process <br /> <br />. <br />