ERUV: Upper Saddle River argues religious freedom doesn’t trump local law.
So whether the people of Mahwah are united against the eruv matters less than whether they are united in paying for what will be a costly legal battle ahead.That also will hold true for Upper Saddle River, where, as Staff Writer Tom Nobile reports, a lawyer representing the municipality has filed a legal motion arguing that religious freedom does not usurp local municipal ordinances with regard to signage on utility poles.
We just do not see a good legal outcome for either Upper Saddle River or Mahwah.
Both Mahwah and Upper Saddle RIver could rack up significant legal fees fighting a battle that should not be fought.