· 2/22/1990
Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization v. Los Angeles Community College District
Citations
- 218 Cal. App. 3d 79
- 266 Cal. Rptr. 767
- 1990 Cal. App. LEXIS 143
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- concluding that financial gain from surplus property was the primary, secular purpose of the college district's lease of land to a religious organization
- concluding that financial gain from surplus property was the primary, secular purpose ofthe college district’s lease of land to a religious organization
- a college district’s long-term lease of land to a religious congregation to build a synagogue did not violate the Establishment Clause
- community college's 75- year lease of surplus property to religious organization did not constitute impermissible entanglement with religion
- a college district's long-term lease of land to a religious congregation to build a synagogue did not violate the Establishment Clause
- \[T]he District's actions did not violate constitutional standards by granting the Congregation exclusive use of the property for a long term. The evidence established that religious and secular groups had equal opportunity to obtain the government benefit.\
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Judges: Arabian
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