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Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Block Medford, MA "Values-Aligned Investment" Ordinance, Seeks Emergency Injunction
Atlanta, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and the Gevura Fund, together with co-counsel Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., filed a motion on Thursday for preliminary injunction in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeking to immediately halt enforcement of the City of Medford's so-called “Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance.” The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Medford taxpayers and public fund beneficiaries Zachary R. Cher
4 days ago


Press Release: NJAC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Leading Jewish Organizations Defending the Right of Orthodox Jews to Pray at Home
Photo: Checking the Court: What Can Be Done to Rein in the Supreme Court? - Public Discourse ATLANTA, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) filed an amicus curiae brief on Friday in the Supreme Court of the United States in Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, urging the Court to hear the case of Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish man who was ordered by his city to stop hosting prayer services in his own home. NJAC drafted and filed the brief on behalf of itse
Apr 13
Three wins in a week: NJAC's Passover Highlights
🏆 Three victories in seven days. Here's what the National Jewish Advocacy Center accomplished this week to protect Jewish civil rights during Passover. Passover is one of the most sacred times in the Jewish calendar. This week, we made sure that observing it didn't cost Jewish Americans their civil rights. 1. NYC Department of Parks & Recreation rescheduled its antisemitism training off of Passover. After NJAC intervened, the City agreed to move a training titled “Unders
Apr 7


Press Release: NJAC Secures Major Voting Rights Victory in Surfside Election Case, Expanding Access for Passover Observers
Surfside — US Census Bureau Miami, FL — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) along with its partners at GS2 Law today secured a significant legal victory protecting the voting rights of Jewish residents in the Town of Surfside, Florida, in connection with the April 7, 2026 mayoral runoff election scheduled during Passover. Following an emergency hearing, the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida recognized the serious burdens imposed on observant Jewish voters by holding
Apr 6


Free Beacon: ‘Potentially Materially Inadequate Disclosure’ on Harvard’s $675 Million Bond Offering Prompts ‘Anti-Fraud’ Warning
An anti-Israel protest at Harvard Law School, October 2023. Photo: Ira Stoll The disclosure to potential investors in documents for Harvard’s planned new $675 million tax-exempt bond offering doesn't give enough warning about the risks, a watchdog group says. The National Jewish Advocacy Center, a nonprofit legal group that works to combat anti-Semitism, wrote on Monday, March 30 to lawyers working on the bond offering...
Apr 1
Press Release: Emergency Lawsuit Filed to Block Surfside Mayoral Runoff Election Scheduled During Passover
Miami, FL — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and GS2 Law PLLC today filed an emergency lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, on behalf of Chabad of Surfside, Rabbi Zalman Lipskar, United Orthodox Synagogues of Surfside, and six individual registered voters of the Town of Surfside, seeking a temporary injunction to postpone the Town’s mayoral runoff election from April 7, 2026, to April 14, 2026, because
Mar 27


Press Release: National Jewish Advocacy Center Files Lawsuit to Block Northampton’s Unlawful Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution
Northampton, MA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), together with the Gevura Fund and Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., today filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts Superior Court on behalf of Northampton taxpayers challenging the legality of a City Council resolution directing City officials to make investment decisions based on improper ideological criteria. The Resolution directs the Northampton City Treasurer and City Retirement Board to divest from and refuse futu
Mar 26
Press Release: Landmark Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Department of Education for Failure to Enforce Agreement Addressing Antisemitism in Philadelphia Schools
Philadelphia, PA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and the Deborah Project today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for entering into an arbitrary and capricious agreement with the School District of Philadelphia to resolve the alleged hostile antisemitic environment, and then failing to enforce even that inadequate agreement. OCR had previously investigated widespread allegations of antisemit
Mar 25


NJAC Joins National Civil Rights Leaders in Harvard Federal Funding Lawsuit
NJAC Joins National Civil Rights Leaders in Harvard Federal Funding Lawsuit
Jul 2, 2025


NJAC's CEO, Mark Goldfeder, Appears on Life, Liberty & Levin With Fox News Host Mark Levin to Address How the First Amendment Is Being Misused to Shield Those Who Support Terror
NJAC's CEO, Mark Goldfeder, appears on Life, Liberty & Levin with Fox News host Mark Levin to address how the First Amendment is being misused to shield those who support terror
Jul 1, 2025


In a Win for NJAC Clients and for the Fight Against Terrorism, a U.S. Federal Judge Ruling Acknowledged That There Was Reason to Believe a U.S. Nonprofit Knew Its Employee Was Holding Israelis Captive
In a win for NJAC clients and for the fight against terrorism, a U.S. federal judge ruling acknowledged that was reason to believe a US nonprofit knew its employee was holding Israelis captive in Gaza
May 9, 2025


NJAC CEO Mark Goldfeder Raises Concerns About the Release of Mohsen Mahdawi
NJAC CEO Mark Goldfeder Raises Concerns About the Release of Mohsen Mahdawi
May 2, 2025


Mark Goldfeder Is Featured on Fox News to Discuss How First Amendment Fallacies Are Being Used to Protect Those Providing Support to Terror
Mark Goldfeder is featured on Fox News to discuss how First Amendment fallacies are being used to protect those providing support to terror.
Apr 24, 2025


NJAC CEO Mark Goldfeder Joins CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper to Discuss Free Speech, Terror Support, and Key Deportation Cases
NJAC CEO Mark Goldfeder joins CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to explain freedom of speech, supporting terrorism and other other immigration/ deportation-related cases currently playing out across the
Apr 15, 2025


AP Raised Concerns About Hamas-Linked Freelancer Years Before October 7
AP Raised Concerns About Hamas-Linked Freelancer Years Before October 7
Apr 11, 2025


It's Time to Help in the Fight Against Antisemitism
It's Time to Help in the Fight Against Antisemitism
Apr 7, 2025


Will Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported?
Mark Goldfeder joins podcast host Bari Weiss of The Free Press explaining the different between free speech and material support for terrori
Apr 1, 2025


Lawsuit Targets Anti-Israel Campus Leaders for ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Hamas
Lawsuit Targets Anti-Israel Campus Leaders for ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Hamas
Mar 24, 2025


Lawsuit says Palestinian Advocates at Columbia University Further Hamas' Propaganda
Lawsuit says Palestinian Advocates at Columbia University Further Hamas' Propaganda
Mar 20, 2025


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