The Amish decided to file a federal lawsuit after Morristown Town Judge James Phillips ruled in July that their religion gave them no special standing to avoid compliance with local building codes.

WATERTOWN - Eleven Old Order Amish families filed a religious discrimination lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, claiming a town in St. Lawrence County is targeting them for building code enforcement.

The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Amish gray water case.