https://usmc.oxomeka.org/files/original/498f20324cafd009060fa99f116943cd.jpg 6b9a3dc8216eb6c73a9d2cd82cd67b48 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_11 Location The location of the interview City of Vineland Date March 2016-December 2018 Summary Enter a brief description of the case (no more than 600 characters). This should be one or two sentences. In February 2017, the Garden State Islamic Center (GSIC) brings an RLUIPA suit against the City of Vineland after the city’s denial of septic permits. The city had approved plans for the mosque in 2012, but when GSIC moved into the second phase of its construction in 2016, the city withheld the necessary permits claiming the project no longer fulfilled sewage regulation requirements. GSIC’s RLUIPA suit alleges decade-long harassment by the city dating back to an earlier lawsuit and settlement over the center’s initial application in 2009. The city files a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that sewage regulations are not covered by RLUIPA. The District Court of New Jersey denies the motion to dismiss following a Statement of Interest by the DOJ arguing for a broad remedial interpretation of RLUIPA. Address Enter the full address, if it is available. 700 Bird Street, Vineland, NJ 08360 Proposed Project Islamic Center (mosque, social space, classrooms, offices) Proposed By List the entity (legal entity or community name) that proposed the project. <a href="http://gsicnj.org/">Garden State Islamic Center</a> Type of Opposition Public Campaign, Vandalism, Legal Action, Local Ordinance administrative denial Outcome Rejected, Approved, Approved with Modifications approved (after initial denial and RLUIPA lawsuit) Year Year the case began. 2016 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 City of Vineland, NJ 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 Description An account of the resource NJ_11 DOJ Lawsuit (RLUIPA)