High Crime Curfew Case

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a new ordinance forcing some businesses in high-crime areas to close from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. as a public safety measure. According to the Press of Atlantic City the Pakistani-American Muslim Organization of South Jersey and business owners filed suit against the ordinance July 14, and a judge quickly kept it from taking effect until further court action. In his decision, Atlantic County Superior Court Assignment Judge Michael Blee said store owners had not exhausted a waiver process available to them, and should do so before pursuing any legal action.