{"id":348810,"date":"2026-07-22T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348810\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:31:09","slug":"judge-lets-orlando-synagogue-lawsuit-against-orange-county-proceed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348810\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge lets Orlando synagogue lawsuit against Orange County proceed"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A federal judge has denied Orange County\u2019s request to dismiss a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by an Orlando synagogue, allowing the case to move forward.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed by the Orlando Torah Center after Orange County denied its proposal to build a new synagogue on Banyan Boulevard in the Doctor Phillips area.<\/p>\n

In its lawsuit, the Orlando Torah Center claims the county\u2019s decision was motivated by antisemitic bias and violated its religious rights.<\/p>\n

Orange County has denied those allegations. <\/p>\n

County officials argue the application was rejected because the proposed synagogue would have been located in a neighborhood zoned for single-family homes.<\/p>\n

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