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ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CH. v. HOBOKEN

195 N.J. Super. 414 (1983)

479 A.2d 935

ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, REVEREND TRIFFEL L. FELSKE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PASTOR, THE HOBOKEN CLERGY COALITION, ALFRED DAVIS AND WALTER RISSLAND, PLAINTIFFS, v. CITY OF HOBOKEN AND ALFRED N. AREZZO, CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL, BUILDING SUB CODE OFFICIAL, ZONING OFFICER, HISTORIC DISTRICT OFFICER, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Hudson County.

Decided October 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret M. Welch, attorney, for plaintiffs Reverend Triffel L. Felske, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Hoboken Clergy Coalition.

Jorge Aviles, attorney, for plaintiffs Alfred Davis and Walter Rissland.

Thomas P. Calligy, attorney, for defendants City of Hoboken and Alfred N. Arezzo.

HUMPHREYS, A.J.S.C.

This case poses an important issue as to the breadth of religious freedom when confronted with the zoning authority of local government.1 The Hoboken municipal authorities seek to close a shelter for homeless people operated by plaintiff, St. John's Church. Plaintiffs seek an injunction against the closing, asserting their constitutional right to religious freedom. The primary issue, not previously determined in this...

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