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 itse

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

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

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

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

The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) today announced the filing of a civil action on behalf of Nadine Sébag, a tenured Jewish French teacher who served the United Nations International School (“UNIS”) for more than thirty years. The lawsuit alleges that UNIS failed to address antisemitic harassment by a Muslim non-tenured teacher and instead subjected Ms. Sébag to a prolonged, retaliatory investigation that ultimately forced her to leave her position. According to the C

The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and StandWithUs today announced that the parties have reached an amicable resolution in the matter involving former Northern Arizona University professor Molly Dunn. As part of the resolution, NAU has agreed to implement a series of proactive measures aimed at fostering a more inclusive environment for Jewish students and faculty. These commitments include antisemitism awareness training, the creation of a detailed FAQ section addres

Moore Square Park, Raleigh, NC. Photo Credit RaleighNC.gov The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) announced that it has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, Gluck et al. v. Raleigh Police Department et al., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The suit alleges that officers of the Raleigh Police Department violated the constitutional rights of four Jewish residents during an antisemitic, anti-Israel rally held at Moore Square P