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THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BASKING RIDGE et al v. TOWNSHIP OF BERNARDS et al
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May 30, 2025
Praying Or Parking? Religious Land Use Fights Head To Court
Local zoning and planning boards, usually unelected decision-making bodies, often operate with sweeping discretion that can provide cover for discrimination against religious communities. But backed by pro bono attorneys, religious groups are leaning on a 2000 federal law in their bid for court intervention.
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May 30, 2017
NJ Town To Approve Mosque, Pay $3.25M To Settle Bias Suits
Bernards Township has agreed to pay $3.25 million to an Islamic group and approve its plans for a mosque to resolve litigation in New Jersey federal court alleging that the municipality denied the organization's land use application in an act of religious discrimination, federal authorities announced Tuesday.
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January 03, 2017
Parking Rules Discriminated Against NJ Mosque, Judge Says
Bernards Township, New Jersey, and several municipal officials accused of stymieing the construction of a mosque violated federal law by applying a municipal zoning ordinance in a way that created different requirements for building houses of worship on the basis of religion, a federal judge ruled Saturday.