Conservative advocacy group the American Center for Law and Justice had filed a lawsuit against the controversial "Ground Zero Mosque," but apparently being a "Center for Law" doesn't mean you know how to file a lawsuit. The suit may get thrown out on a technicality; the group named Sharif El-Gamal's company, Soho Properties, in the suit rather than legal owners 45 Park Place Partners LLC. ACLJ lawyer Brett Joshpe called the argument "specious," saying, "Sharif El-Gamal, everyone knows he is the owner of the project." Don't worry haters, they still have another lawsuit open against the city.
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