by Jewish Center for Justice | Dec 8, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Women’s Rights
We call upon the Senate to pass The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, also called H.R. 3755, which passed the House of Representatives in September of 2021. The Jewish Center for Justice is helping to mobilize the Jewish community and other communities of faith...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 1, 2021 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Women’s Rights
Following the passage of SB8 in Texas, a law that bans abortion after 6 weeks, Jewish Center for Justice Board Chair Julie Bank issued the following statement: “The Jewish Center for Justice leadership and community are horrified by the passage of SB8 in Texas, a bill...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 25, 2021 | Activism, Archived, Archived 2021, California, Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Women’s Rights
The Jewish Center for Justice calls upon the California State Assembly to pass SB320 (Domestic Violence protective orders-limiting firearms), which passed the Senate in early June. In California, 33% of women and 27% of men experience some form of domestic violence...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 12, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Gun Violence Prevention, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, LGBTQ, Racial Justice, Voting Rights, Women’s Rights
Following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump and Senate leadership rushed to nominate a replacement on the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the president and the Senate neglected to pass any coronavirus relief bills. This is deeply immoral. We are...
by Jewish Center for Justice | May 7, 2020 | Featured, JCJ Blog, Women’s Rights
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases relating to employers’ obligation to provide their employees with access to birth control under the Affordable Care Act. The cases, Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Mar 4, 2020 | Featured, JCJ Blog, Women’s Rights
OVERVIEW Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee from the state of Louisiana. This case, which will be ruled on in the coming June 2020 term, is a pivotal one concerning safe access to abortion...
