Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah
508 U.S. 520 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Invalidated ordinances targeting Santeria religious practices because they were neither neutral nor generally applicable.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
5 issue placements
Institutional Antisemitism, Exclusion & Equal Participation
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Institutional Antisemitism, Exclusion & Equal Participation. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Islamophobia & Muslim Safety
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Islamophobia & Muslim Safety. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Religious Land Use & Community Access
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Religious Land Use & Community Access. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Religious & Monastic Institutions in Himalayan Communities
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Religious & Monastic Institutions in Himalayan Communities. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Sikh, Hindu & Buddhist Minority Concerns
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Sikh, Hindu & Buddhist Minority Concerns. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Neutral, generally applicable rules require a different analysis; facts and exemptions matter.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.