Philip Kneer and his wife, Patricia Flynn-Kneer, said in court...

Philip Kneer and his wife, Patricia Flynn-Kneer, said in court papers filed Monday, Oct. 19, 2015 in U.S. District Court in Central Islip that the bylaws of the German-American Settlement League restrict home ownership to residents who are "primarily . . . of German extraction."

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