United States Third Circuit

Though Jewish Orthodox plaintiffs are not likely to prevail on their Fair Housing Act claim, and do not present a viable free speech claim, they are reasonably likely to show that the Borough violated the Free Exercise Clause by applying an ordinance prohibiting the public posting of religious material selectively, against conduct motivated by Orthodox Jewish beliefs. Preliminary injunction barring the Borough from removing lechis, religious markers, from telephone poles ordered.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/21/2002
• Decided 10/24/2002
• Published 10/24/2002

Judges

• Before NYGAARD, ROTH and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert G. Sugarman (Argued), Harris J. Yale, Craig L. Lowenthal, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY, Richard D. Shapiro, Hellring, Lindeman, Goldstein & Siegal, Newark, NJ, Nathan Lewin (Argued), Alyza D. Lewin, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Washington, DC, for Appellants., Kevin J. Hasson, Anthony R. Picarello, Jr., Roman P. Storzer, Derek L. Gaubatz, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Nathan J. Diament, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, Washington, DC, Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel of America, Washington, DC, David Zwiebel, Mordechai Biser, Agudath Israel of America, New York, NY, Ronald K. Chen, Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic, Newark, NJ, Edward Barocas, J.C. Salyer, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, Newark, NJ, for Amicus-Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce S. Rosen, McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen, Carvelli & Walsh, Chatham, NJ, Walter A. Lesnevich, Lesnevich & Marzano-Lesnevich, Tenafly, NJ, Noah R. Feldman (Argued), New York University Law School, New York, NY, for Appellees.