FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org NJAC URGES FEDERAL COURT TO DISMISS ICC JUDGES’ CHALLENGE TO U.S. SANCTIONS Amicus brief in Prost v. Trump argues that foreign nationals abroad cannot invoke the Constitution and that federal law plainly authorizes the sanctions NEW YORK, NY — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) filed an amicus curiae brief on Wednesday urging a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org THE FREE PRESS SPOTLIGHTS THE NEW YORK TIMES WHISTLEBLOWER AT THE CENTER OF NJAC SHAREHOLDER SUIT A follow-up to The Free Press's coverage of the shareholder books-and-records lawsuit against The New York Times Company, focused on a longtime newsroom employee and what she says happened after she reported bias inside the paper. NEW YORK, NY —

A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed in Portland, Oregon, against the watchdog group StopAntisemitism, with the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) announcing the legal victory on Friday. The case, adjudicated by Judge Adrienne Nelson in the US District Court for the District of Oregon, centered on social media posts published by the watchdog group regarding Sue Lewis, a professional musician and private music teacher who worked as an independent contractor at Vall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org NJAC VICTORY DEFENDING STOPANTISEMITISM IN FEDERAL DEFAMATION CASE Judge sides with NJAC and StopAntisemitism on all counts, holding that its characterization of an Oregon teacher’s public statements was constitutionally protected opinion PORTLAND, OR— The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), together with co-counsel James L. Buchal of Murphy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org NJAC SUES PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP TO OVERTURN ISRAEL BOYCOTT Lawsuit on Behalf of Five Jewish Members Says Coop Leaders Broke Their Own Bylaws and New York Anti-Discrimination Law BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On September 28, 2026, the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) filed suit in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, on behalf of five Jewi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org NJAC REPRESENTS FLORIDA SBA AND NCPPR IN SEEKING INSPECTION OF NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY GOVERNANCE RECORDS Shareholder inspection matter focuses on board oversight of editorial-standards compliance, internal reporting, and related risks. NEW YORK, NY — The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), acting on behalf of the Florida Retir

Ethics complaint, investigative referral, public-records demand, and audit request ask four separate bodies to determine whether public resources were used for political amplification NEW YORK, NY — The National Jewish Advocacy Center ("NJAC") announced today that it is pursuing, through four separate avenues, the question of whether City resources were used to operate or coordinate the network of automated or inauthentic social-media accounts amplifying Mayor Zohran Mamdani

San Francisco, California — On August 18, 2026, the National Jewish Advocacy Center (“NJAC”), in partnership with Stanford Law School’s Religious Clinic (“RLC”), filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Mikey Pauker, a celebrated Jewish rock and reggae musician whose 2024 Hanukkah concert was canceled by Harbin Hot Springs (“Harbin”) following community complaints over his “Zionist views” and Harbin’s independent concerns. On October 7, 2023, the wor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2026 CONTACT: National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) Phone: (332) 278-1100 Email: press@njaclaw.org Malki Roth’s Family Files Federal Anti-Terrorism Act Lawsuit Against Ahlam Tamimi Civil action filed in Washington, D.C. seeks to hold the convicted Sbarro bombing operative personally accountable for the killing of 15-year-old American Malka “Malki” Roth The Estate of Malka "Malki" Roth, et al. v. Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-TamimiCase No. 1:26-cv-

Amicus brief in StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology warns that the decision below leaves Jewish students without a civil-rights remedy ATLANTA, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Rick Scott, and NJAC itself, in support of the petitioners in StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, N

“Several U.S. charities received letters last month from the Government Accountability Office seeking to “interview” each organization’s leader about its “compliance with IRS requirements.” The charities promote different kinds of causes, but they have one thing in common: They all support Israeli communities in the West Bank. Among them are One Israel Fund and at least five other groups that asked not to be named. The GAO is an agency without any authority to investigate or

Photo credit: Gordon Family SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), on behalf of a family in the San Dieguito Union High School District and in coordination with Partners for Equality and Educational Responsibility in K-12 (PeerK12), has filed a writ petition in Sacramento Superior Court to compel enforcement of a California Department of Education order arising from an antisemitic incident at a district school. The legal action follows a 2025 inciden

Photo credit: Politico NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) has sent a formal shareholder demand letter to The New York Times Company demanding inspection of the Company’s books and records pursuant to New York Business Corporation Law Section 624 and New York common law. The demand was filed on behalf of the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), a beneficial shareholder of the Company, and targets the Board of Directors’ oversight of the

Northampton, MA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and the Gevura Fund, together with co-counsel Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking to immediately halt enforcement of the City of Northampton’s anti-Israel divestment resolution before it causes irreversible harm to the public. The motion follows a lawsuit NJAC filed in March on behalf of Northampton taxpayers challenging th

NEW YORK — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) today sent a cease-and-desist and document-preservation letter to the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) on behalf of PSFC members and both an importer and a reseller of Israeli-made food products, demanding that the Brooklyn cooperative immediately rescind a boycott of Israeli products and end what NJAC describes as a hostile environment directed at Jewish and Israeli member-owners. NJAC contends that PSFC’s Board “has allowed a

From Fox News: "[A] Jewish advocacy group asked the Justice Department to probe the Twitch streamer for allegedly serving as an unregistered agent for the communist nation." "Questions have risen as to whether Piker should have to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The National Jewish Advocacy Center told Fox News Digital the organization called on the Justice Department to investigate Piker over FARA rules on Thursday." Read the ful

Chicago, IL — The National Jewish Advocacy Center, together with its partners at Seiden Law, announced today that following their intervention, Israeli athletes will be allowed to compete openly and proudly under their own banner at the 2026 World Championships, without being forced to conceal their national identity. The issue arose after the Board of Directors of the International Roundnet Federation told the Israeli Roundnet Association that the Israeli National Team would

ATLANTA, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), together with the Middle East Forum (MEF) and the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), today filed an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's Executive Order 25-244. The Executive Order prohibits state agencies from contracting with or directing taxpayer funds to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The brie

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

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 itsel