https://usmc.oxomeka.org/files/original/59bcbb4ea8c06069ca65209d32953b44.jpg 6b99c5266ad81c05df6e2f48d6175739 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Jersey Case Use this Item Type to create the case Item Pages for the U.S. Mosque Controversies site. Case Number Enter the case number in this field using the format: Case No. XX_00 (e.g. Case No. Ga_01) Case No. NJ_07 Location The location of the interview Bernards Township, NJ Date April 2012-August 2017 Summary Enter a brief description of the case (no more than 600 characters). This should be one or two sentences. The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge (ISBR) seeks to construct a 4,252 square-foot mosque on a 4-acre residential lot in Bernards Township, NJ. The Planning Board ultimately denies ISBR’s application even though the ordinance permits houses of worship in residential zones. The denial comes after close to 40 hearings on the issue over three and one-half years of outspoken public public opposition to the project. ISBR files an RLUIPA complaint against the township. Support comes in the form of an amicus brief by the Becket Fund and a broad interfaith coalition as well as a separate RLUIPA complaint by the DOJ. A $3.5 million settlement finally allows the project to move forward even though the Thomas More Law Center seeks to obtain an injunction against the settlement. Address Enter the full address, if it is available. 124 Church Street, Bernards Township, NJ 07938 Proposed Project Islamic Center (mosque) Proposed By List the entity (legal entity or community name) that proposed the project. <a href="isbri.org">Islamic Society of Basking Ridge</a> Type of Opposition Public Campaign, Vandalism, Legal Action, Local Ordinance crimes against property (vandalism); public campaign; administrative denial; legislation; legal campaign Outcome Rejected, Approved, Approved with Modifications approved as proposed (after initial denial and lawsuit/settlement) Last Updated Date revised. July 20, 2020 Year Year the case began. 2012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bernard Township, NJ Description An account of the resource A documented account of Case No. NJ_07, occurring in Bernard Township, NJ, 07938 from April 2012 to August 2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stewart Zelnick Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford College of Emory University DOJ Lawsuit (RLUIPA)