Sunday, February 26, 2012
Jewish group loses alleged bias lawsuit over town's rejection of synagogue plan
| A federal judge has dismissed a Jewish group's discrimination lawsuit against town officials who rejected plans for a synagogue. U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall issued a 40-page ruling last week saying Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest Connecticut didn't present evidence supporting its allegations of religious bias. Chabad Lubavitch, a traditional Hasidic group, claimed its constitutional right to freedom of religion was violated when the Borough of Litchfield's Historic District Commission decided in 2007 that the group couldn't convert a 135-year-old Victorian house it owns into a 21,000-square-foot synagogue. Commission members said the proposed expansion of the building was too big for the local historic district. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765553838/Jewish-group-loses-alleged-bias-lawsuit-over-towns-rejection-of-synagogue-plan.html |
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