CT: Litchfield’s rejection of synagogue on village green sparks federal probe

Hartford Courant: “Last month, a federal district court judge ruled that sufficient evidence of ‘discrimination against Jewish people’ may exist, warranting a trial over the Borough of Litchfield’s denial of a conservative Hasidic group’s application to build a synagogue on the west end of the green. The ruling virtually guarantees a trial this fall on a controversy that has deeply divided this celebrated tourist town and attracted national media attention.”