Lawsuit Against Conshohocken’s LGBT Ordinance Rejected

A lawsuit challenging a Conshohocken ordinance that would give gays, lesbians, and bisexuals some special protection from discrimination, was struck down, the borough council learned on March 21.

According to the Times Herald, Common Pleas Judge Bernard Moore rejected the case Philadelphia Metro Task Force (PMTF) v. Conshohocken Borough Council with prejudice—meaning that, though the plaintiff has a 30-day window to appeal the ruling, it won’t return to court.

Under the ordinance, if a LGBT resident feels they’ve been discriminated against in matters relating to employment, housing, public education and public accommodation, a Human Relations Commission will hear the complaint and render a timely judgment.

The claim of the Philadelphia Metro Task Force, and co-founder Jim Schneller, was that the ordinance is an affront to their morals and that the borough council didn’t follow proper procedure when passing the measure.