Today, First Liberty Institute, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and Independence Law Center presented oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, a church wrongfully denied the ability to build a shrine on its property by Collier Township.

“It is unlawful for Collier Township to make rules for the church that do not apply to any other organization,” stated Ryan Gardner, Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute. “The double standard set here violates federal law and exposes the Township’s discriminatory treatment of religion.”