MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has ruled that the construction of a new mosque in Rutherford County does not harm the residents who sued the county over it.
Plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr. had argued that the mosque violated his clients' constitutional rights, claiming that the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro's members were compelled by their religion to subdue non-Muslims.
In his ruling this week, Chancellor Robert Corlew dismissed a majority of complaints raised by the 17 plaintiffs, according to The Daily News Journal.
He allowed them to move forward only with claims the county violated the state Open Meetings Act by not providing proper notice for the meeting where the mosque site plan was approved.
The court has not yet set a date to hear the open meetings complaint.
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