In April 2011 , they lost a case representing Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of the Modern Orthodox National Synagogue in northwest Washington when U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan denied the request of the rabbi to have an upcoming local election rescheduled .
Election conflicted with the Jewish Passover .
In April 2011 , they lost a case representing Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of the Modern Orthodox National Synagogue in northwest Washington when U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan denied the request of the rabbi to have an upcoming local election rescheduled because it conflicted with the Jewish Passover .