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Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias Toms River, which was accused of placing unreasonable burdens on its growing Orthodox population, will modify its zoning code to reduce the “minimum acreage” for a house of worship from 10 acres to two. Aerial view of Toms River, N.J. Credit: Tom Aballo/Shutterstock. Spread the word. (March 10, 2021 / JNS) The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement on Tuesday with the Township of Toms River, N.J., stemming from allegations that the town’s zoning laws had unfairly targeted Jewish houses of worship and violated the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

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