Anash Inc v. Borough Kingston: Date Argued: January 22nd, 2026; Docket Number: 25-1097

Case Summary:Anash, Inc., doing business as Wyoming Valley Yeshiva, and Rabbi Shimon Hellinger filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against the Borough of Kingston and local officials, challenging the condemnation and zoning-related closure of two properties at 44 and 239 Pierce Street used for religious and educational activities, and alleging religious discrimination under RLUIPA and the First Amendment, Equal Protection and Due Process violations, and related state-law claims. In the district court, the plaintiffs moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of the zoning and condemnation actions, but the court denied emergency relief and later denied the preliminary injunction, finding they had not shown a likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm, religious animus, or a due process violation, and noting that the Borough had given notice of violations, avenues for hearings and zoning relief, and opportunities to bring the properties into compliance. After these adverse rulings on injunctive relief, Anash, Inc. and Rabbi Hellinger appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where the case is docketed as No. 25-1097, Anash Inc v. Borough Kingston, and was argued on January 22, 2026.