A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against several organizations and pro-Palestinian protesters who gathered outside a Jewish synagogue during a demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Jazeera reported that Judge Katharine Hayden ruled that the U.S. government had failed to sufficiently establish that the protesters violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lawsuit was filed in September 2025 following a protest outside a synagogue in New Jersey in November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Justice Department had accused the protesters of intimidating people attending the event, but the court found the evidence presented by the government insufficient to support the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FACE Act, enacted in 1994, prohibits the use of force or physical obstruction to prevent access to abortion clinics or places of religious worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case has been described as the first time the Justice Department used the law in a case involving a protest outside a place of worship. Previous cases under the law have mainly involved demonstrations at abortion clinics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2024 protest was held against an event at a synagogue that organizers said included religious activities and a real-estate exhibition involving properties in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Hayden dismissed the case without preventing the government from pursuing it again and gave the Justice Department 30 days to submit an amended complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision currently prevents the Justice Department’s case from proceeding in its present form, while leaving open the possibility of a new complaint addressing the court’s concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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