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Supreme Court rules that government employees who infringe religious liberty can be held personally liable
The ruling could lead to federal officials not enforcing nondiscrimination laws, for fear of being sued, one journalist suggested.
Why the striking down of Cuomo’s rules on synagogue services signals a new era on the Supreme Court
“Even if the Constitution has taken a holiday during this pandemic, it cannot become a sabbatical.”
We still have time to resist Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation — and we must
Our movement believes in a world in which all people can live lives of dignity and freedom, and Barrett represents a clear threat to that vision.
Two steps forward, one step back through history
Martin Luther King Jr. thought history trended toward justice. I’m not so sure.
‘Power of prayer:’ Rabbis reflect on Amy Coney Barrett’s statement of faith
ACB affirmed prayer in a culture that sometimes denigrates it — but we must separate faith from religion.
LGBTQ leaders respond to SCOTUS attack on marriage equality
LGBTQ+ rights advocates immediately condemned the statement, including Jewish LGBTQ+ thought leaders, activists, and rabbis.
Jewish tradition supports expanding the Supreme Court
Being exposed to a wide variety of opinions helps us to be more just. A Supreme Court with clear views is not a balanced court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Yom Kippur Controversy’
By federal law, the first Monday of October is when the Supreme Court begins session. But what if that first Monday is Yom Kippur?
Explained: Why Orthodox are cheering Supreme Court’s Espinoza v. Montana ruling
“The high court makes clear that the Free Exercise Clause demands the equal treatment of religious citizens and institutions in government programs.”
Read the account of a Jewish ‘Dreamer’ who will benefit from the Supreme Court’s decision
The ruling on DACA protects some 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States with their parents from likely deportation.