by Jewish Center for Justice | May 3, 2022 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2022, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Women’s Rights
In response to the leaked Supreme Court memo signaling a likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, Jewish Center for Justice Chairperson Julie Bank and Lawyers’ Committee co-chair Ariella Simonds issued the following joint statement: “We are outraged at what looks to be the...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 13, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
During our Passover Seder, we retell the story of our ancestors’ movement from enslavement to a free people. Our Israelite forebears endured generations of cruelty and oppression until God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush and our Exodus story...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog
Following the Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, the Jewish Center for Justice has issued the following statement: The Jewish Center for Justice celebrates the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 21, 2022 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog
Ahead of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, which begin today, the Jewish Center for Justice has issued the following statement: The JCJ Board of Directors, together with JCJ’s Lawyers’ Committee and judicial nominations...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
The Jewish Center for Justice will, from time to time, advocate for or against the confirmation of a federal judicial nominee. The decision to support or oppose a judicial nomination will be made by the JCJ board (or a working group thereof) in consultation with JCJ...
