A New Jersey town official was punished for resisting proposals he argued would illegally profile Jewish and Hispanic residents, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month.
Matthew Howard, former deputy township manager of Howell Township, alleges in the suit that he was retaliated against for push back against the township’s “abuse of governmental power" that sought to "weaponize housing regulations to punish individuals based on their ethnicity, immigration status, and/or perceived national origin."
