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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit District has upheld a lower court decision that dismissed CUPON’s (Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhoods) federal lawsuit challenging the validity of the Village of Chestnut Ridge’s 2019 House of Worship Law. The law has been the subject of multiple lawsuits over the years, but this decision may signal the end of the challenges in federal court. The Second Circuit upheld the lower court decision agreeing that none of the Plaintiffs had established standing to challenge the law because they demonstrated “no cognizable harm that is actual or imminent.” Chestnut Ridge’s House of Worship law ensures a legal and regulated path for Village residents to exercise their Constitutionally protected Religious Rights.
