Mosque Lawsuit To Be Heard Tuesday In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Bernards Township Planning Board and Committee will hold a joint special meeting on Tuesday to discuss ongoing litigation with the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge and the United States Department of Justice.

The meeting will take place on May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Warren Craft Meeting Room, in the Municipal Building, 1 Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge.

"The Committee and Board will start the joint meeting in Open Session at 7:30 p.m. and immediately adjourn to executive session to discuss ISBR v. Bernards Township et al – Case 16:cv-01369 (MAS) v. (LHG); USDOJ v. Bernards Township et al – Case 3:15-cv-08700-MAS-LHG, Bernards Township v. QBE Specialty Insurance Company/Summit Risk Services et al – Arbitration Case 01-16-0003-5508," the township notice stated.

The lawsuit by the The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge was filed in March 2016 after the Bernards Township Planning Board voted down the application to build an Islamic mosque on Church Street in December 2015.

Since the ISBR's suit the United States Justice Department also filed a lawsuit in November 2016 against Bernards Township alleging discrimination after the Township's Planning Board decision.

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