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Bergen County’s No-Retail-On-Sundays Blue Laws Face Test In Court

Briana Vannozzi, Anchor (NJ Spotlight) A lawsuit over Sunday shopping at American Dream is challenging Bergen County’s blue laws that restrict such sales. The borough of Paramus — one of the top U.S. shopping destinations — is suing American Dream mall, Bergen County, the borough of East Rutherford and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition […]

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