JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

Tag: Court Ruling

0 Politics Education

U of Maryland must let pro-Palestinian student group hold an Oct. 7 event, judge rules

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 1 Oct

A federal judge has ruled that the University of Maryland must allow a pro-Palestinian student group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), to hold a campus event on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.

0 Politics Education

Will UofT’s encampment be allowed to stay up? An Ontario court is ruling soon—here’s what you should know

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 24 Jun

An Ontario court is set to rule on the legality of a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto, as the university argues the protest violates the rights of Jewish and pro-Israel students while protestors claim free speech rights.

0 Jewish Law Communities

Social media is a powerful tool to lobby for Jewish divorce. A court nearly took it away

Michael A. Helfand in Forward · 15 Sep 2023

The recent New Jersey appellate court decision upheld a woman's right to use social media to mobilize social pressure in seeking a Jewish divorce when her husband refuses to grant it, protecting her freedom of speech under the First Amendment.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Deferential No More

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 1 Jul 2022

Legal scholar Adam White analyzes the Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency and its significant impact on the administrative state.

0 Jewish Law Communities

Appeals court rules for Jewish prisoners: Let them eat cheesecake

Forward · 20 Oct 2021

A federal appeals court has ruled that Jewish inmates in Michigan must receive cheesecake for Shavuot if requested, as part of fulfilling their kosher dietary needs.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

In Tel Aviv, a Mechitzah Sparks a Battle Over the Role of Religion in the Public Square

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 27 Jun 2018

In Tel Aviv, a controversy arose over the use of a mechitzah at a religious event in Rabin Square.