WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a religious-liberty case involving an Orthodox Jewish man who says municipal officials prevented him from hosting a minyan in his private home in University Heights, Ohio.

The Court agreed in June to hear the case brought by Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish resident who began inviting neighbors to his home for Shabbos tefillos in 2021. According to court filings, city officials subsequently issued a cease-and-desist order directing him to stop using the property as a place of religious assembly without obtaining a special-use permit.

Grand argues that the city's actions effectively chilled his ability to exercise his religion and assemble for tefillah. His case reached the Supreme Court after the Sixth Circuit concluded that his claims were not yet ripe for judicial review because the city had not reached a final land-use decision.

The case has drawn significant attention from Jewish organizations. Agudath Israel of America, the Orthodox Union and other groups have submitted briefs in connection with the litigation, while additional religious-liberty organizations have also weighed in.

The Supreme Court is not yet deciding whether Grand ultimately has a constitutional right to conduct the minyan as proposed. The case before the justices centers on whether a claim that government threats chilled religious exercise can proceed without the type of final municipal land-use determination required by the lower court.

Oral arguments in Grand v. City of University Heights are scheduled for December 9.