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| Orthodox groups file briefs in prison religion cases |
| By jta.org |
| Published: 06/02/2014 |
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A coalition of Orthodox Jewish groups filed friend of the court briefs in two high-profile cases involving religious practice in prisons. The National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs on May 28 filed a brief on behalf of the groups in the Atlanta-based federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of access to kosher meals in the Florida prison system. On May 29, it filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court about the case of a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas who wants to grow his beard longer than the state’s regulation one-quarter inch. Among the groups making up the coalition are Agudath Israel of America, the Orthodox Union, the National Council of Young Israel and the Rabbinical Council of America. Read More. |
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