What the agreement does is revert the village zoning pre-2018, when the village completed a comprehensive update of its master plan on development and zoning.
The U.S. Attorney s Office concluded the 2018 updates violated the constitutional rights of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews living in Airmont and looking to practice their religion.
The office filed legal action against Airmont in December; Airmont denied the discrimination claims. The village s zoning was found discriminatory in two previous cases dating to Airmont s incorporation in 1991.
Village maintains its case
In a statement Monday, U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “The right to free exercise of religion is central to the First Amendment, and our multicultural society is only as strong as our willingness to stand up for the rights of religious minorities.
Attorney General Letitia James selected a former top federal prosecutor and a prominent employment bias lawyer to lead the state’s investigation into sexual harassment claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
James selected Joon Kim, who ran the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, and attorney…
New York Attorney General Tish James. Photo: Gov. Cuomo s office
Mar 08, 2021 Allegations of sexual harassment recently made against Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be investigated by a pair of attorneys from the private sector, including a former federal prosecutor who oversaw a public corruption case involving a former top aide to the governor.
The team of lawyers will be empowered to depose witnesses, subpoena the administration for testimony and documents, and retrieve other data relevant to the investigation.
Joon H. Kim, a former federal prosecutor from Manhattan who led the office when former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco was facing charges in a corruption scheme, will serve as one half of the team. He’s currently a partner at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
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The newly disclosed documents give a window into the U.S. attorney s office in Manhattan after a judge started asking questions about a case that the Justice Department won but then abandoned.