Legislation and Courts

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (325+ words) An Orthodox Jewish man shouldn’t have to finish a local permitting process in order to challenge an Ohio city’s restriction on hosting prayer gatherings in his home, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty told the U.S. Supreme Court. “Religious…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (761+ words) Luke Alexander MacDonnell pleads guilty to advocating genocide, promoting hatred A young New Glasgow man has accepted responsibility for social media posts calling for the killing of Israeli Jewish people and their supporters. Luke Alexander MacDonnell, 23, was supposed to go…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (772+ words) On August 26, Dylan Kupsh, a 27-year-old doctoral candidate in computer science, filed suit against the Regents of the University of California, two student-conduct administrators and UCLA Police Captain Jeffrey Chobanian, alleging a two-year campaign in retaliation for his open and…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (273+ words) A federal judge ruled a group of students who were suspended and then left the School District of Philadelphia on their own after entering a school’s Muslim prayer room can proceed with a lawsuit alleging their civil rights were violated....

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (987+ words) TORONTO, ONT. — The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded $7,000 to a former Toronto Metropolitan University teaching assistant whose controversial Arabic-language prayer included remarks widely condemned as offensive to Jews, while rejecting his central claim that the university dismissed him…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (278+ words) Coincidentally? Prophetically? Providentially? Whatever the right word may be, the headline for NRLC President Carol Tobias column is “Pro-lifers offer an antidote to cultural madness.” This particular instance of cultural madness took place over a week ago, and I’ve just…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (58+ words) Modern Ghana Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim Bawumia engages nurses and midwives on healthcare policy and welfare September 3: Cedi sells at GHS12.15 on forex market, GHS11.33 on BoG interbank FDA orders recall of Arcan Bitters within 14 days…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) Northern Virginia eyebrow tattoo artist sued for harassment by customer ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Northern Virginia eyebrow tattoo artist is being sued for alleged harassment by a customer who claims her religion and nationality are at the center of the legal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (222+ words) Lawmakers in California have passed a bill that would require state agencies that collect demographic information to allow people to identify their Jewish identity. The goal is to give state officials and researchers better data on Jewish Californians, including their…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) The bill, which needs a final vote in the Legislature to head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, would require state agencies that collect demographic information to add “Jewish” as an option for ethnicity or ancestry. The goal is to give…...