(NewsNation) — The American Dream Mall has been hit with a lawsuit by a borough in New Jersey.

City officials in Paramus accuse the mall — the second largest in the U.S. behind the Mall of America — of ignoring blue laws by allowing stores to sell "nonessential" goods on Sundays, Nexstar affiliate WPIX reported.

“The lawsuit is a meritless political stunt driven by private competitors’ interests," said an American Dream Mall spokesperson.

"It is well established that Bergen County’s Blue Laws do not apply to property owned by the State — American Dream is on State property where retail sales have occurred on Sundays for decades. We look forward to our day in court.”

According to Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute, "blue laws," or Sunday laws, are state laws that originate

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