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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday December 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

FFRF dismayed at potential backtracking of its major win for N.J. taxpayers
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 3 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is disappointed over a recent judicial ruling that nudges open the door toward undercutting a major victory it obtained for New Jersey taxpayers a few years ago. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog, and local member David Steketee filed suit in December 2015 seeking to stop Morris County's practice of regularly issuing historic prese  more

First Liberty Institute: Federal Court Stops New Jersey County From Excluding Churches From Historic Preservation Grant
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release: * * * Churches filed lawsuit for religious discrimination and unequal treatment following exclusion from grant funds, which were formerly allowed * * * Trenton, NJ--The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a preliminary injunction on behalf of The Mendham Methodist Church and The Zion Lutheran Church Long Valley in Morris County, stopping a Morris County policy that excludes c  more