A NY Supreme Court judge nullified Chestnut Ridge's law establishing houses of worship amid a long legal battle.

Friedrich, in denying the request, said there was no evidence that places of worship were being "singled out," meaning that the plaintiffs had not shown that they faced a "credible threat." ...

“Nor does the present record show that places of worship are being singled out as special targets.” A similar lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Maryland by five Quaker ...