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Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising in California, saying it misled donors about Orthodox Jewish mission

JL;DR SUMMARY A California judge has ruled against the car-donation charity Kars4Kids, mandating that it cease its radio ads in the state unless they disclose the funds' exclusive support for Orthodox Jewish programs primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish OutreachOrthodox JewishDonationsAdvertisingTransparencyOorahKars4kidsCalifornia RulingFalse AdvertisingCharity Governance

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California, United States
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
New York, United States
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Kars4Kids is based in the heavily Orthodox city of Lakewood, New Jersey."
Israel
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
Pennsylvania, United States
"In 2009, Pennsylvania and Oregon fined the organization for deceptive advertising, accusing the nonprofit of obscuring that most of the money it raises goes to Orthodox outreach rather than needy children."
Oregon, United States
"In 2009, Pennsylvania and Oregon fined the organization for deceptive advertising, accusing the nonprofit of obscuring that most of the money it raises goes to Orthodox outreach rather than needy children."
Minnesota, United States
"And in 2017, the Minnesota attorney general said she was concerned and troubled by the organizations practices after finding that only 1% of its funding went to children in the state."

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