The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court order that barred a man from suing his city after local officials told him he could not host a prayer gathering in his home.
Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew, sued the city of University Heights, Ohio, after officials issued a cease-and-desist order that barred him from hosting others at his home for prayer in January 2021.
The high court agreed to take up the case on June 30.
City officials had said that he needed to acquire a special-use permit before hosting the gathering, forcing him to cancel the meeting and apply for the permit. …