Islamic Society of Basking Ridge
New Jersey town approves mosque after $3.25M settlement
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 9, 2017
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge had sued the township last year, claiming the town changed its zoning ordinances in order to deny the group's plans.
NJ mosque wins $3.25 million in settlement in discrimination case
By Lauren Markoe — May 30, 2017
(RNS) The mosque met every local zoning requirement but the town made up new ones that applied to no other religious community.
Appealing mosque ruling could cost NJ town millions, expert says
By Yonat Shimron — January 4, 2017
"The township right now is on the hook," says Robert Tuttle, professor of Law and Religion at George Washington University School of Law.
Non-Muslim groups say NJ mosque should get OK
By Adelle M. Banks — May 11, 2016
(RNS) The groups said “unequal treatment of the mosque in this case represents a potential threat” to their free exercise rights.
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