U.S. Justice Department intervenes to stop Sugar Grove Township from requiring Old Order Amish to abandon privies and connect ...

After years of legal wrangling, Sugar Grove’s Old Order Amish residents will legally be allowed to use their outdoor privies rather than be required to use Sugar Grove’s municipal sewage system. The ...

Old Order Amish in Warren County will no longer be required to use an electric component of a sewer system following a ...

Federal authorities have stepped in to resolve a lawsuit involving the Sugar Grove Area Sewage Authority (SUGASA) which ...

Under the agreement, Amish households will be exempt from the sewage system requirement and allowed to use privies, according to the Justice Department. The township will also forgive fines and liens ...

After years of lawsuits, court proceedings and, finally, asking for the federal government to intercede, Old Order Amish families in Sugar Grove Township can use their privies. It seems like a trivial ...

Members of Old Order Amish community in Sugar Grove Township have long opposed local ordinances mandating that they abandon outhouses and connect residences to municipal sewer system U.S ...

Washington, D.C. — Old Order Amish in Warren County will no longer be required to use an electric component of a sewer system following a court's approval that will settle a federal lawsuit.