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Michael A. Helfand is an expert on religious law and religious liberty. He is currently the Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Visiting Professor and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Distinguished Fellow at Yale Law School, and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is also Senior Legal Advisor to the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition.
A group of Jewish parents and schools are fighting California for equal access to government money
The decision in Groff v. DeJoy will have a significant impact on American Jews and other religious minorities who require accommodation of their religious practices
YU’s identification as a religious institution would not render it ineligible for the state funds in question, raising serious questions about why this whole kerfuffle got started in the first place.
Groff v. DeJoy is looking to expand the religious accommodations employers must provide
Only 4 years after the "baker case," another Colorado resident claims providing services to LGBTQ couples violates her rights
YU’s constitutional claims in its case against the undergraduate LGBTQ club are strong, but it’s not clear that SCOTUS will choose to intervene
The ruling walks the line between ensuring all citizens are both free to exercise their faith and free from religious coercion.
Disputes over the business of kashrut have become a regular feature on the dockets of U.S. courts.
ר׳ גרשון האָט דאָס גאַנצע לעבן געפּריידיקט אַהבֿת־ישׂראל און אָפֿט גערופֿן פֿאַר אַחדות צווישן די פֿרומע און פֿרײַע ייִדן.
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