Women incarcerated at the soon-to-be-shuttered FCI Dublin are complaining that they are getting treated very poorly in the rush to pack up and leave the troubled prison. At the same time, attorneys say some of their clients were sent home early for good behavior or on compassionate release.
Village Of Airmont Ordered To Cease Enforcement Of Zoning Code That Discriminates Against Orthodox Jewish Residents And To Restore Right To Home Worship
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Airmont Agrees to Entry of Consent Order After U.S. Attorney Files Suit and Introduces Evidence That Zoning Code Violates Federal Law
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the entry today of a Consent Order of Preliminary Injunction (the “Injunction”) mandating that the Village of Airmont (“AIRMONT”) immediately cease enforcement of zoning code provisions enacted in 2018 that discriminate against Orthodox Jewish residents in violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), as alleged in a lawsuit brought by the United States (the “Government”). Among other things, the zoning code provisions at issue limit the amount of space in private homes that can be used as a Residential Place of Worship (“RPW”), restrict who