A U.S. judge ruled that town officials had violated a couple’s religious freedom by limiting the number of people who could attend prayer meetings at their home. Citing zoning rules, town officials in New Milford, Conn., had said the couple could only have 24 people besides family members at their home. The couple, which had invited up to 40 participants to prayer meetings they began seven years ago, had argued that the officials’ order violated their constitutional rights to freedom of religion and peaceful assembly.
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