BREAKING: Agudas Yisroel Files Federal Suit Against Jackson Township

As reported on TLS, lawyers for Oros Bais Yaakov filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township for knowingly and illegally destroying evidence pertaining to matters of litigation.

On Friday morning, Agudath Israel of America filed their own lawsuit before federal judge Douglas E. Arpert over Jackson’s destroying of records relating to ongoing litigation over Jackson’s legally questionable ban on eruvs.

Agudath Israel’s suit requests of the federal judge the same as that of Oros Bais Yaakov’s state lawsuit – that Jackson Township be prevented from continuing to destroy evidence and to be penalized for the records they have already destroyed.

Jackson Township’s attempt to hide crucial evidence from the public eye has now landed them in both State and Federal court, with serious consequences possible for any officials involved in the matter.

Judge Arpert, before whom this new lawsuit has been filed, is the judge that has been presiding over Agudath Israel’s lawsuit over eruvs for the past 18 months.

Did Jackson Mayor Mike Reina’s “gloves off” comment refer partially to destroying evidence regarding the lawsuit? This new suit may uncover further details relating to those comments.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Chaim
7 years ago

Rishuim arrurim

sabatha
7 years ago

Reina got to resign already..a liability to Jackson and ocean county

bob
7 years ago

Maybe finally Reina and Nixon will resign..they refused to allow a agreement to move forward and to be big boys and make peace..sad to see how far they will go to hide information

phil
7 years ago

Criminality actions????

Shaindel
7 years ago

Terrific work, once again by Aguda!!

Does anyone happen to know why they don’t sue Facebook for hosting that hate group?

Jackson strong
7 years ago

Lock em up

voter
7 years ago

“They can run but they can not hide”

Who cares
7 years ago

What a waste of taxpayers money

she
7 years ago

Heard over Shabbos that there are 4 lawsuits being prepared…people plan on suing personally over civil rights violations…its a shame that Reina and Nixon are not trying to bring people together