The Netherlands is considering banning Shechita. The legislation passed in the lower house of the Dutch Legislature in June, and the Dutch Senate is considering the ban in early...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term got underway this first week in October and on the docket for today is a crucial case for religious liberty. The case is...
Today, the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously rejected an appeal by a fair housing group regarding a religious homeless shelter’s ability to minister to...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (the Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization representing nearly 1,000 synagogues nationwide, applauds New York City Mayor Michael...
On Wednesday, August 3, Federal Judge Nina Gershon of US District Court in Brooklyn upheld New York’s current kosher labeling law. The law, which was revised in 2004 by...
Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization commended a Washington State appellate court for its decision to uphold...
Efforts to criminalize brit milah are underway in San Francisco. On July 28, 2011, a California Superior Court judge ordered the proposal stricken from the November, 2011 ballot, a...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, commends the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) decision to file a lawsuit yesterday...
A federal trial involving a condo association that removed mezuzahs from residents’ doorposts opened in Chicago. This case is one that the OU previously was involved in. The dispute...
On Tuesday an Illinois judge ruled that Catholic Charities were once again allowed to help find foster and adoptive homes for children, reinstating contracts that were stopped when the...
