Micah's post below suggests the problem analogous to that sometimes raised
under RFRA or RLUIPA -- may the state accommodate by statute a religious
message, but not its secular analogue? The standard answer is that the
appropriate remedy is to extend the right to all, rather than to strike the
A ban on religious symbols like a mezuzah will as a practical matter
often make a house unavailable for a potential buyer or renter.Banning
political signs-which I think is a terrible idea- does not do that. For
what it is worth, I had suggested that the proposed overruling of Bloch
reach politica
In response to Bloch v. Frischholz (7th Cir. 2008), which held that residents
were not entitled under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) to post mezuzahs, Congress
has been considering legislation to amend the FHA to protect religious symbols.
Here is the text of the proposed amendment, titled the Freed
