{"id":392887,"date":"2020-12-03T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=392887"},"modified":"2020-12-03T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T15:40:58","slug":"department-of-justice-announces-lawsuit-against-airmont-nys-religious-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/department-of-justice-announces-lawsuit-against-airmont-nys-religious-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Justice Announces Lawsuit Against Airmont, NY\u2019s Religious Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nFirst Liberty Institute filed similar suit in 2018 alleging systematic discrimination by Village forcing Orthodox Jewish community underground
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AIRMONT, N.Y., Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United States Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, NY, alleging religious discrimination against the Orthodox Jewish community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time for Village of Airmont officials to reverse their\u00a0unlawful\u00a0decisions\u00a0that keep\u00a0our clients from peacefully practicing their faith in their homes,\u201d said Keisha Russell, Counsel to First Liberty Institute. \u201cWith the assistance of the Department of Justice, we hope to put an end to Airmont\u2019s practice of religious discrimination once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December of 2018, First Liberty and the international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright filed a federal lawsuit<\/a> on behalf of several residents, including three Orthodox Jewish rabbis, alleging that the Village has engaged in systematic discrimination forcing Orthodox Jewish residents to practice their faith in hiding in a deliberate effort to dissuade them from staying in or moving to Airmont.<\/p>\n

The Village of Airmont incorporated in 1991, and its discriminatory zoning policies have been the subject of civil rights lawsuits spanning five different presidential administrations.\u00a0 The same year of its inception, then U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr filed suit<\/a> against Airmont for religious discrimination against the Orthodox community.<\/p>\n

To read a statement from the Department of Justice, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n About First Liberty Institute <\/strong>
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\n First Liberty Institute<\/a> is the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious freedom for all Americans. <\/p>\n

To arrange an interview, contact Lacey McNiel at media@firstliberty.org<\/a> or by calling 972-941-4453.<\/p>\n

\n Contact:<\/strong> Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org<\/a>
Direct: 972-941-4453<\/p>\n


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First Liberty Institute filed similar suit in 2018 alleging systematic discrimination by Village forcing Orthodox Jewish community underground AIRMONT, N.Y., Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United States Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, NY, alleging religious discrimination against the Orthodox Jewish community. \u201cIt\u2019s time for Village of Airmont officials to reverse their\u00a0unlawful\u00a0decisions\u00a0that keep\u00a0our clients from peacefully practicing their faith in their homes,\u201d said Keisha Russell, Counsel to First Liberty Institute. \u201cWith the assistance of the Department of Justice, we hope to put an end to Airmont\u2019s practice of religious discrimination once and for all.\u201d In December of 2018, First Liberty and the international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright filed a federal … <\/p>\n

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