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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Jewish school suit

MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit reversed a New York federal court’s determination that religious discrimination claims were not yet ripe in a lawsuit brought by the backers of an academy for Orthodox Jewish girls against the town where they wanted to build. The group argues that a town supervisor and local residents opposed to the school manipulated the zoning appeals and building permit application processes to thwart the new school.

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Education, First Amendment, Religion

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