First Covenant Church of Seattle v. City of Seattle

Decided November 20, 1992. Robert F. Utter wrote the opinion for the court.

840 P.2d 174 · Cited 98 times

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• Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872
• State v. Gunwall · 720 P.2d 808
• Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew v. Barwick · 67 N.Y.2d 510
• State v. Hershberger · 462 N.W.2d 393
• Witters v. Commission for the Blind · 771 P.2d 1119
• First Covenant Church v. City of Seattle · 787 P.2d 1352
• Society of Jesus of New England v. Boston Landmarks Commission · 564 N.E.2d 571
• LaMon v. Butler · 770 P.2d 1027
• State v. Smith · 814 P.2d 652
• Lutheran Church in America v. City of New York · 35 N.Y.2d 121
• State Ex Rel. Holcomb v. Armstrong · 239 P.2d 545
• State Ex Rel. Bolling v. Superior Court · 133 P.2d 803
• Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance · 463 N.W.2d 76
• Black v. Snyder · 471 N.W.2d 715
• Cornerstone Bible Church v. City of Hastings, Minn. · 740 F. Supp. 654

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