WOODCLIFF LAKE CITIZENS AGAINST OVERDEVELOPMENT, INC. v. BOROUGH OF WOODCLIFF LAKE et al

  1. March 24, 2022

    'Reverse' Bias Challenge To Religion Law Deals Falls Short

    A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday erased a Woodcliff Lake residents group's challenge to settlements resolving claims that the town violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by denying an application to build a new Jewish house of worship, rejecting its assertion of "reverse discrimination."

  2. February 02, 2022

    NJ Group's Religion Law 'Weaponization' Claim Challenged

    A New Jersey federal judge pushed back Wednesday on an attempt by a Woodcliff Lake residents group to undo settlements resolving claims that the town violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by rejecting plans for a new Jewish house of worship, challenging its assertion about the "weaponization" of the statute.