MAHWAH, N.J. – New Jersey has sued a town over two recent ordinances that the state says illegally targeted the Jewish community from nearby New York.
The lawsuit announced Tuesday against Mahwah and its township council likens the conduct of town officials to the “1950s-era white flight suburbanites” who sought to keep African-Americans out of their neighborhoods.
“In addition to being on the wrong side of history, the conduct of Mahwah’s township council is legally wrong, and we intend to hold them accountable for it,” said New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino.
The council president told CBS2 last month that the ban is not meant to target any specific group, claiming it’s in response to complaints of people with New York license plates taking over parks.