Showing posts with label Synagogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Synagogue. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Neo-Nazi Sentenced for Defacing Michigan Synagogue

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 In a press release , the Department of Justice announced yesterday: A Michigan man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison followed by t...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Rabbi Sues Homeowners' Association for Blocking Synagogue Construction

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Suit was filed last week in a Florida federal district court by a Chabad rabbi and related plaintiffs charging a Homeowners' Association...
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Man Sentenced To 1 Year + For Threatening Synagogue Shooting

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According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan, on Monday a 20-year old Michigan man...
Monday, March 04, 2024

RLUIPA Safe harbor Does Not Extend to Claims for Monetary Damages

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 In Bair Brucha Inc. v. Township of Toms River, New Jersey , (D NJ, Feb. 29, 2024), a New Jersey federal district court granted plaintiffs j...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

9 Arrested In New York During Conflict Between Chabad Factions Over Secret Tunnel

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In Brooklyn on Monday, nine people were arrested on charges of criminal mischief and reckless endangerment and three others were issued summ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

FBI Charges Michigan Man with Plotting Mass Casualty Attack at Synagogue

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Last week, the FBI filed a Criminal Complaint charging a 19-year-old Michigan man with taking steps to plan a mass casualty suicide attack o...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Miami Beach Settles Synagogue's Zoning Harassment Lawsuit for $1.3M

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Miami Herald reports that a dispute between the Orthodox Jewish Congregation Bais Yeshaya D’Kerestir and Miami Beach, Florida zoning offici...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Some Charges Against Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter Are Dismissed

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United States v. Bowers ,  (WD PA, Dec. 15, 2022), involves the prosecution of the defendant who is charged with killing 11 people in 2018 a...
Friday, September 30, 2022

Jewish Plaintiffs Challenge New York's Ban On Firearms In Places of Worship Or Religious Observation

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Suit was filed yesterday in a New York federal district court challenging the constitutionality of recently enacted New York Penal Law §265....
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Another Lawsuit Over Touro Synagogue Dismissed On A Technicality

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Providence Journal reports on the latest legal scuffle over the historic Touro Synagogue which is owned by New York's Shearith Israel c...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

Synagogue's Suit Over Zoning Denial Is Dismissed

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In Chabad of Prospect, Inc. v. Louisville Metro Board of  Zoning Adjustment , (WD KY, Aug. 23, 2022), a Kentucky federal district court dism...
Thursday, May 26, 2022

Certiorari Denied In Synagogue Picketers Case

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On May 16, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Gerber v. Herskovitz, (Docket No, 21-1263, certiorari denied, 5/16/2022) ( Order List ). ...
Monday, March 28, 2022

Certiorari Denied In Synagogue Picketing Case

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Brysk v. Herskovitz,  (Docket No. 21-1024, certiorari denied 3/21/2022). ( Order List ). ...
Tuesday, February 01, 2022

Cert. Filed In Synagogue Picketing Case While Plaintiffs Are Ordered To Pay $158K Attorneys' Fees Of Picketers

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed recently in Brysk v. Herskovitz, (Sup. Ct., filed Jan. 19, 2022). In the case, the U.S. 6t...
Friday, January 28, 2022

Transit System's Rejection Of Religious Ads Violates Synagogue's Free Speech Rights

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In Young Israel of Tampa, Inc. v. Hillsborough Regional Transit Authority ,  (MD FL, Jan. 20, 2022), a Florida federal district court held t...
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Ann Arbor, Michigan City Council Condemns Synagogue Picketers

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The Ann Arbor, Michigan City Council on January 18 adopted a Resolution Condemning Antisemitism ( full text ) which explicitly condemns a gr...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Suit Claims Enforcement of Deed Restriction Against Synagogue Violates Religious Exercise Rights

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Suit was filed late last month in a Texas federal district court against the City of Houston seeking to block it from enforcing a deed restr...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Consent Decree Orders End To Village's Zoning Rules That Discriminate Against Orthodox Jewish Residents

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Yesterday a New York federal district court in United States v. Village of Airmont ,  (SD NY, March 15, 2021), entered a consent decree requ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

2nd Circuit Denies Injunction Pending Appeal Of NY Governor's Cluster Zone Limits On Houses of Worship

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In  Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo , (2d Cir., Nov. 9, 2020), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision refused to grant a...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Certiorari Denied In Historic Touro Synagogue Dispute

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Congregation Jeshuat Israel v. Congregation Shearith Israel,  (Docket No. 18-530, certiorari d...