The Justice Department's civil rights division has filed a lawsuit against a county board for rejecting a permit to build a mosque. The department argued that the rejection made it impossible to build the mosque, preventing members from practicing their religion. The lawsuit claimed that no other suitable land was available and that the board used the permit process to bar a use they did not want. The permit had been approved in similar cases, and the board rejected it by a 4-to-3 vote. County Administrator John Egertson expressed confidence that the county was compliant.