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FIRST UNITED METHODIST v. HEARING EXAMINER

No. 62805-0.

916 P.2d 374 (1996)

129 Wash.2d 238

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF SEATTLE, a non-profit corporation, Petitioner, v. The HEARING EXAMINER FOR the SEATTLE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD; The Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board; and The City of Seattle, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela C. Carmella, Associate Professor of Law, Neward, NJ, Steven McFarland, Annandale, VA, Lily R. Chiu, Washington, DC, David A. Doheny, Elizabeth Merritt, Laura Nelson, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae.

Misterek & Woo, George M. Hartung, Jr., Leon C. Misterek, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Mark Sidran, Seattle City Attorney, Robert Tobin, Asst., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

DURHAM, Chief Justice.

Petitioner First United Methodist Church of Seattle (United Methodist) challenges a Court of Appeals ruling that permits Respondent City of Seattle (City) to designate its church a landmark. United Methodist argues that landmark designation violates the right to free exercise of religion under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I of the Washington State Constitution. The...

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