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  News

  As Supreme Court dilutes Voting Rights Act, Tennessee’s first Jewish congressman could lose his seat

  Rep. Steve Cohen is the first Jew to represent Tennessee in Congress

  By Hannah Feuer Apr 30, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Fast Forward

  Orthodox groups ask Supreme Court to hear case of Ohio man barred from hosting home prayer services

  After opening his home to a group of men for Shabbat services, Daniel Grand was told he needed a permit to continue

  By Grace Gilson Apr 15, 2026 | 2 min read
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  News

  Proposed laws aim to test the Supreme Court’s ban on public school-sponsored prayer

  Lawmakers in Tennessee and Florida, as well as Congress, want public schools to set aside time for prayer and Bible study, threatening a milestone decision won by Jews decades ago

  By Hannah Feuer Feb 9, 2026 | 5 min read
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  News

  How a Russian Jewish activist’s deportation case led to Mahmoud Khalil’s

  In 1951, Dora Coleman faced deportation for past membership in the Communist Party

  By Hannah Feuer Jan 28, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  John Roberts will not save us — but we might just able to save ourselves

  Constitutional law scholar Leah Litman applies her strict scrutiny to what she sees as an increasingly 'lawless' Supreme Court

  By Robert Zaretsky Nov 3, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  ‘Conversion therapy is having a moment’ — what will that mean for LGBTQ+ Jews?

  The Supreme Court is poised to greenlight a practice that has harmed many young, queer religious people

  By Nora Berman Oct 10, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Fast Forward

  Supreme Court allows US terrorism victims to sue Palestinian entities

  The ruling will be applied to attacks that occurred during the Second Intifada in the 2000s that killed 33 as well as the 2018 murder of Ari Fuld

  By Grace Gilson Jun 30, 2025 | 2 min read
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  As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas

  The court appears open to allowing the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to open the nation’s first religious public charter school

  By Asaf Elia-Shalev May 1, 2025 | 3 min read