Ex-candidate sues Greenwich over Israeli event at Town Hall
GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich officials have rejected an $11,000 proposed settlement of a lawsuit with a former U.S. Senate candidate who claims photos and videos at Town Hall of a bar mitzvah and pro-Israel event violated the Constitution by promoting a religion.
Greenwich Time reports that Lee Whitnum sued the town over the May 15, 2011, use of Town Hall by the UJA Federation of Greenwich for Israeli Independence Day.
The events were on a Sunday when Town Hall and offices are closed.
Town officials did not comment on their decision to reject the settlement.
The lawsuit is one of 12 that Whitnum, a Greenwich resident, has pending in Connecticut, including a false arrest claim against Darien.
She lost a 2008 House race against Rep. Jim Himes and a Senate campaign against Sen. Chris Murphy in 2012.
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