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Case Summary Of Lukumi Babalu Aye V. City Of Hialeah

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Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
This case is an interesting case in which a church and its affiliate’s sacrifices animals as its religion. This organization felt that they were not treated equal to other religious organizations and decides to file a case upon the city they want to locate that does not believe in such act.
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Santeria is a type of religion that sacrifices animals, in which the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye is one that participates in this ritual. This church wanted to locate to the city of Hialeah in Florida to establish its church. However, before the church was granted this move the city council held an emergency public session to pass three laws outlawing any animal sacrifices in connection with Santeria rituals (Case Brief, 2015). The idea of having this church located in the city was disturbing to residents, therefore, the followers of the Santeria religion decided to file a case against the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, seeking the City of Hialeah ordinance as unconstitutional. Another fact about this case is that although the city created the law …show more content…

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