UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — Daniel Grand of University Heights has filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming his constitutional rights were violated when the city threatened legal action over prayer with some friends at his home.
Attorney Jonathan Gross said the federal lawsuit is seeking damages on several fronts and he hopes it will set a precedent on how city law attempts to control at-home prayer. Mayor Dylan Michael Brennan said the order was issued over safety concerns, but residents said they were left in a panic when the city posted a private investigator in their neighborhood to keep watch on how many people were entering the Shul.
News 5 reached out University Heights and Mayor Dylan Michael Brennan for comment, but the city would only issue the following statement:
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