Jewish Law - Recent Developments


	Jewish Law - Recent Developments September 11, 2003 Letter from Agudath Israel to President Bush re: Jonathan Pollard May 16, 2003 Yarmulkes in the Courtroom March 9, 2003 Jewish Day School May Proceed With New Construction by Daniel Pollack December 18, 2002 Lawsuit Against Jewish Childrenâ€™s Bureau of Chicago May Proceed by Daniel Pollack November 19, 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals: Preliminarily Upholds Tenanfly Eruv November 1, 2002 Sieger v. Sieger Motion to Intervene Dismissed May 23, 2002 Agudath Israel Reacts to Kosher Laws Ruling April 16, 2002 Beerheide v. Suthers Tenth Circuit Upholds Decision Ordering Colorado Department of Corrections to Provide Kosher Meals to Prisoners February 4, 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals: Religious Studies Tuition Payments Not Tax-Deductible News from Agudath Israel of America December 9, 2001 Rabbis Can't Be Sued For Revealing Congregant's Confidences Agudah Press Release July 22, 2001 Lieber v. Diamantstein (Sur. Ct. Kings Co., 2001): Beth Din Decision May 16, 2001 New NY Get Case -- Gindi v. Gindi April 11, 2001 Persad v. Halram - Court Upholds Religious Marriage in Absence of Marriage License January 16, 2001 Agudath Israel letter re: Ashcroft nomination January 4, 2001 Dismissal of Yale Students' Lawsuit Upheld January 4, 2001 'Lightman v. Flaum' Case Reversed January 4, 2001 Agudath Israel letter to President Clinton re: Pollard August 1, 2000 The Aleph Institute's Center for Halacha and American Law, a sponsor of JLaw.com, has recently sponsored (in part) the Artscroll publication, "The Ethical Imperative: Torah Perspectives on Ethics and Values," edited by Rabbi Nisson Wolpin May 8, 2000 Giahn v. Giahn (Sup Ct. NY) New York Supreme Court judge awards woman damages in case when husband had withheld her get February 21, 2000 Sieger v. Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States & Canada New York Supreme Court refuses to dismiss claims against Rabbis participating in a Rabbinical Court February 21, 2000 Fleming v. City of Boston/Boston Public Library Re: Employment Law: Religious Discrimination/Paid Leave for Holidays February 9, 2000 CIA Official’s Televised Comments Outrage Orthodox Community November 23, 1999 Bombshell in Italian Custody Battle: Father Revealed as Convert to Catholicism November 23, 1999 Matter of Stein (Stein) -- Court Refuses to Uphold Beis Din Decision May 9, 1999 Sequel to Lightman v. Flaum re: Confidentiality -- Defendants' Counsel Disqualified February 19, 1999 Statement by Rabbi Michael Broyde December 3, 1998 Lightman v. Flaum -- Rabbi held liable for breach of fiduciary duty not to disclose confidences. July 31, 1998 Yale Lawsuit Dismissed; Students to Appeal. June 4, 1998 Supreme Court Decision re American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). May 18, 1998 New Cases re Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"). February 21, 1998 New Heter Iska case, reported by Larry Kobrin, Esq. January 21, 1998 Recent, reported case, "Carlson v. Carlson" re: a parent's obligation to pay for study in Israel as part of a divorce settlement. September 16, 1997 A Jewish Law Forum participant forwarded the following Religious Guidelines as released by the White House -- Office of the Press Secretary. September 3, 1997 A Jewish Law Forum participant reports that the July '97 ABA JOURNAL, at page 44, mentions Ashelman v. Wawraszek, Nos. 95-15071 and 95-15168 (9th Cir., 1997), regarding Arizona's policy of providing Orthodox Jewish prisoners with one Kosher meal per day plus nonkosher alternatives. The Court found that this policy violated the prisoners' rights under the First Amendment Free Exercise Clause.
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