My Free Speech in My Front Yard but Your Church in My Back Yard?
David Bisno earned his B.A. at Harvard College and his M.D. at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
1. How do the town's Sign Ordinances square with the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of Free Speech (signs on lawns and street right-of-ways)?
2. How do the town's Zoning Ordinances square with the capitulations that are being asked of the town and its Zoning Board?
The historical basis for the federal and local laws will be examined and the results of similar challenges in similar communities in the face of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religious Land Use Act. At issue across the nation and now here in Hanover is the unfettered use of private, residential land for religious use by large congregations.
David Bisno earned his B.A. at Harvard College and his M.D. at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. In 1992, at age 53, he returned to New England where between Harvard University and Dartmouth College, he earned an M.A. in Liberal Studies. For 26 years, David has developed and presented a myriad of courses within institutes for lifelong learning here at Dartmouth, across this country, and overseas.
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