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Our Inevitable Return to The Supreme Court & Clovewood's Affordable Housing Myth

Our Inevitable Return to The Supreme Court & Clovewood's Affordable Housing Myth

Let's take a quick look at two subjects residents of Southern Orange County are going to hear A LOT about in the not too distant future.

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Apr 07, 2024
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Howdy.

I know, every time I say there will be a short post, it turns out to be like 3,000 words.

I will do my best to keep things brief. I will probably fail.

Today, I’m going to debunk a claim being made by The Village of South Blooming Grove / The United Jewish Community of Blooming Grove.

The two organizations are now one and the same, violating the First Amendment of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause.

I’m also going to briefly discuss the Supreme Court’s Lemon Test, and how Local Law 1 of 2021, passed by The Village of South Blooming Grove, fails that test.

The question though is, what’s the legal remedy if this hypothetical case went to the Supreme Court?

Dissolve the Village of South Blooming Grove? Maybe!

But then again, the Supreme Court is currently stacked with deeply unpopular, anti-woman, religious nut jobs. So who knows. They may use this hypothetical case to further erode The Lemon Test.

Either way.

Both of these items are things you need to keep an eye on.

You will be h…

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