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Muslim group sues Virginia county for denying mosque permit
« on: March 11, 2017, 03:25:27 pm »
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Muslim group sues Virginia county for denying mosque permit

 By Rachel Weiner March 10 at 11:04 AM

A Muslim group is suing Culpeper County, Va., for blocking its efforts to build a mosque in the area, the second such lawsuit against the county over the issue.

The Islamic Center of Culpeper argues that in refusing to grant the group a sewage permit, county officials violated federal law and the Constitution.

The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court is not the first ­challenging Culpeper’s permit denial. The Justice Department sued the county in December on similar grounds.

Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/muslim-group-sues-virginia-county-for-denying-mosque-permit/2017/03/10/1aa400dc-04e5-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html?utm_term=.2b7d4ff74d30