Showing posts with label Kosher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kosher. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

European Court Says Ban on Halal and Kosher Slaughter Does Not Violate Human Rights Convention

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 In  Affaire Executife van de Moslims van Belgie et Autres c. Belgique , (ECHR, Feb. 13, 2024) [full opinion available only in French], the ...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Michigan Prisons Implement Settlement Agreement on Religious Practices

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In a press release yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that Michigan correctional authorities have now fully implemented prison ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

11th Circuit: Plaintiff Can Move Ahead with Claims Stemming from Denial of Kosher Meals in Jail

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In Ravan v. Talton ,  (11th Cir., Feb. 27, 2023), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that plaintiff who is Jewish should have been ...
Friday, January 06, 2023

"Ministerial Exception" Doctrine Applies to Claims by Kosher Wine Supervisor

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In Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America ,  (CD CA, Jan. 3, 2023), a California federal district court held that the &...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Kosher Certification Agency Sues Airline For Unauthorized Use Of Trademarked Symbol

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Suit was filed last week in a New Jersey federal district court by Kof-K, a kosher certification agency, against JetBlue Airways claiming th...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Dispute Over Kosher Certification Agencies Dismissed On Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In Chimichurri v. Vaad Hakashrusof the Five Towns Far Rockaway ,  (Sup Ct Nassau Cnty NY, May 17, 2022), a New York state trial court dismis...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Hebrew Israelite Student Seeks $4M In Damages For Coach's Punishment That Violated His Religious Dietary Requirements

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Ohio federal district court by a Hebrew-Israelite high school football team member who was told to eat a pepp...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Kosher Restaurant Sues Certifying Agency For Defamation

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New York Post  reported this week on a lawsuit filed last month in a state trial court in Nassau County, New York by a kosher restaurant aga...
Friday, June 19, 2020

Injunction and $1M Damages For False Use Of Kosher Certification Symbol

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In Chicago Rabbinical Council v. Abdul Rehman Group, Inc. ,  (ND IL, June 9, 2020), an Illinois federal district court awarded statutory dam...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Imam's Interpretation of Halal Held Relevant To Sincerity of Inmate's Beliefs

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In Russell v. Pallito ,  (D VT, Nov. 25, 2019), a Vermont federal district court refused to exclude the testimony of Taysir Al-khatib, the m...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Popularity of Kosher Food Requests In Prisons

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Tablet Magazine  yesterday reports on the surprising popularity of kosher food requests in prisons, saying in part: According to the 2013 ...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Israel's High Court Erodes Rabbinate's Monopoly On Kosher Certification

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By a vote of 5-2, last week an expanded panel of Israel's High court of Justice handed down a ruling which moves toward breaking the Chi...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Jewish Woman Sues Restaurant Over Bacon In Veggie Omelet

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Detroit Free Press reports that a lawsuit was filed last week in a Michigan state trial court against a Detroit area Denny's restaurant...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Novel Facts Do Not Assure Qualified Immunity In Prisoner Suit

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In Parkell v. Senato ,  (3rd Cir.,  July 11, 2017), the U.S. 3rd Circuit court of Appeals vacated a Delaware federal district court's gr...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

First Canadian Prosecution For Selling Mislabeled Kosher Food

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week  announced that it has successfully prosecuted the first case brought before a provincial cou...
Thursday, July 06, 2017

Scotland Investigates Upsurge In Prisoner Requests For Kosher Meals

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The Forward reported yesterday that in Scotland, the Inspectorate of Prisons has begun an investigation into why there has been a huge upsur...
Thursday, February 02, 2017

6th Circuit Rules On Qualified Immunity In Prisoner Case

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Last month in White v. Pauly ,  (S.Ct., Jan. 9, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court in a police shooting case emphasized that when officials claim...
Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Israel's High Court Upholds Chief Rabbinate's Monopoly On Kosher Certification

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In Israel on Monday, a 3-judge panel of the High Court of Justice in a 2-1 ruling upheld the official Chief Rabbinate's monopoly on kosh...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Class Action Claims Valentine's Day Candies Misrepresented As Kosher

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A class action lawsuit was filed this week in a California federal district court against See's Candy alleging that signage in the compa...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Illinois Milk Law Change Was Pushed By Orthodox Jewish Group

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Earlier this month (Aug. 6), Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law (effective next January) Illinois S.B. 1228 ( full text ) amend...