Can a city require a permit for prayer at home? Supreme Court will decide

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Daniel Grand’s challenge to University Heights zoning enforcement has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices will consider whether religious gatherings in private homes can be restricted through local permitting requirements. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A dispute that began with a small Jewish prayer gathering in a Cleveland suburb is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the justices are set to consider a case that could reshape how religious organizations challenge local zoning laws and government permitting requirements. The case stems from a years-long legal battle between University Heights resident Daniel Grand and city officials over whether he needed permission to host religious gatherings in his home, according to CNN.

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