Press Releases

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Jan 04, 2022

Federal Court Orders City of Horn Lake to Approve Plans for Local Mosque in Anti-Muslim Bias Lawsuit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HORN LAKE, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP have secured a consent decree that favorably resolves a federal lawsuit, Abraham House of God v. City of Horn Lake, filed against...
Issue Areas: Religious Freedom
Court Cases: Abraham House of God v. City of Horn Lake
Nov 03, 2021

ACLU, ACLU-MS and Simpson Thacher File Federal Lawsuit Against Mississippi City For Discriminating Against Proposed Mosque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HORN LAKE, Miss. – Horn Lake officials unlawfully denied zoning approval for a proposed mosque due to anti-Muslim bias, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, and Simpson Thacher...
Issue Areas: Religious Freedom
Court Cases: Abraham House of God v. City of Horn Lake