Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
Freedom from religion? How not to defend minority rights
In the view of some ardent defenders of the separation between religion and state, there was no doubt that a war memorial in the form of a 40-foot-tall cross should not be allowed to...
Justice Ginsburg back at Supreme Court since surgery
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to her office on Friday for the first time since undergoing surgery to remove cancerous nodules from her lungs.
The 85-year-old justice had been working at home for the...
SCOTUS to hear case that could affect issues directly relevant to American Jewry
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case that could have ramifications for the American Jewish community.
The highest court in the land agreed to hear arguments in Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning...
Orthodox Jewish groups urge Supreme Court to overturn 41-year-old precedent
An amicus curiae was filed last week on behalf of 10 Jewish organizations to support a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 41-year-old precedent that drastically limited a provision of the...
Jewish groups convey mixed reactions over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
In the weeks since the nomination by U.S. President Donald Trump of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, American Jewish organizations have expressed mixed reactions to his sitting on the highest bench...
U.S. Supreme Court will not hear case on American victims of Palestinian terror
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal regarding a lawsuit brought forth by American victims of Palestinian terrorism.
The case, Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization, contended that the PLO and Palestinian Authority...