ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. (D.C. Civil No. 97-02672). (District Judge: Honorable John W. Bissell).
Affirmed.
MICHELLE HOLLAR-GREGORY, DARRYL M. SAUNDERS (Argued), City of Newark, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellants.
ROBERT R. CANNAN (Argued), MARIO E. DIRIENZO, Spevack & Cannan, Iselin, NJ, Counsel for Appellees.
KEVIN J. HASSON (Argued), ERIC W. TREENE, ROMAN STORZER, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC. RONALD K. CHEN, DAVID ROCAH, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. STEVEN M. FREEMAN, DAVID ROSENBERG, ERICA M. BROIDO, LAUREN LEVIN, Anti-Defamation League, New York, NY, Counsel for Amici Curiae in Support of Appellees.
Before: GREENBERG, ALITO, and McKEE, Circuit Judges.