Amish Challenge Forced Water Treatment System in Supreme Court on Religious Grounds

Amish Challenge Forced Water Treatment System in Supreme Court on Religious Grounds
An Amish buggy passes horses in Shipshewana, Ind., on Jan. 24, 2020. Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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An isolated Amish community in Minnesota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling by the state’s high court that allows a regulator to force its members to install a septic system that conflicts with their religious beliefs.

The case is Mast v. Fillmore County, court file 20-7028. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against the Amish on Aug. 25, 2020.