Legal Opinion
Tenafly Eruv Ass'n, Inc. v. Borough of Tenafly
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 10, 2001No. CIV. 00-6051 (WGB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASSLER, District Judge.
The individual Plaintiffs and the Tenafly Eruv Association, Inc., wish to maintain a ceremonial religious demarcation, known as an eruv, in the Borough of Tenafly’s municipal right-of-way. Specifically, Plaintiffs seek permission to maintain plastic strips, known as lechis, on utility poles in the right-of-way. The Borough of Tenafly, by vote of its Borough Council, denied Plaintiffs’ request and ordered that the lechis, which had already been attached to the poles without Borough permission, be removed.
Plaintiffs contend that this denial violated their rights…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tenafly Eruv Ass'n v. Borough of TenaflyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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