@ Reb E the DOJ under Trump fought anti religion discrimination that affected frum people, we dont need lip service saying don’t hate Jews we need action to help us do not expect any help from DOJ for the next four years. here is the list of the fight against the anti religions under Trump:
(October 2020)
Vermont’s Barring Parochial Student from College Course Program Violates Constitution, Department of Justice Argues
Federal Court Orders District of Columbia to Permit Church’s Outdoor Worship Service
San Francisco Changes “One Congregant” Rule for Places of Worship After DOJ Calls it Unconstitutional
Justice Department Settles Suit Over Borough’s Denial of Permit to Orthodox Worship Center
Justice Department Files Brief in Indiana Supreme Court Supporting Catholic Archdiocese’s First Amendment Rights in Former High School Teacher’s Lawsuit
Focus on Religious Hate Crimes
Volume 87 (July 2020)
Justice Department Continues Efforts to Protect Worship From Unequal Treatment in COVID-19 Restrictions
Supreme Court Hands Downs Three Victories for Free Exercise of Religion at End of Term
RLUIPA Suit Filed Against Stafford County, Virginia, Over Blocking of Islamic Cemetery
Suit by Muslim Prisoners Seeking Religious Accommodation Should Proceed, Brief Argues
Volume 86 (May 2020)
Justice Department Sends Letter to California Governor Calling for Equal Treatment of Religious Gatherings
Justice Department Files Suit Against Jackson, New Jersey Alleging Zoning Code Used to Keep Out Orthodox Jewish Schools and Residents
North Lauderdale, Florida Changes Zoning Code to Equalize Treatment of Places of Worship
Missouri Man Indicted for Hate Crime and Arson Charges
Rastafarian Prisoner Released From Solitary Confinement After Justice Department Files Brief Supporting Religious Liberty Claim
Volume 85 (March 2020)
United States Files Brief Supporting Muslim Prisoner’s Religious Liberty Claim
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Supporting Photographer’s Free Speech Claim
United States Suit Alleges Nebraska Village Improperly Blocked Church
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Three Baptist Churches
DOJ Closes Investigation After Virginia Retirement Community Permits Religious Speech in Common Areas
Volume 84 (January 2020)
United States Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn “Blaine Amendments”
Department of Education Issues Updated Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in the Public Schools
United States Files Statement of Interest in Georgia Hindu Temple Case
United States Intervenes in Maryland Church Zoning Dispute to Defend Constitutionality of RLUIPA
New York Man Charged With Federal Hate Crimes for Machete Attack at Rabbi’s Home
United States Urges Supreme Court to Revisit Standard for Accommodating Employees’ Religious Practices
Volume 83 (November 2019)
United States Files Brief Explaining That Maryland Improperly Excluded Christian School from Scholarship Program
Colorado Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Plotting to Blow Up Synagogue
DOJ Closes Investigation After Wisconsin City Equalizes Treatment of Places of Worship
United States Files Brief in Buddhist Meditation Center Appeal
Justice Department Files Brief in Maine School Choice Appeal
DOJ Reaches Agreement With Virginia Department of Corrections Over Religious Practice Policies
Volume 82 (September 2019)
Justice Department Asks Indiana Court to Dismiss Former Teacher’s Suit Against Archdiocese
White House Symposium Addresses Security Issues for Places of Worship
DOJ Files Supreme Court Brief in Montana Scholarship Case
Justice Department Files Suit Alleging RLUIPA Violation in Denial of Islamic Center
Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Anti-Jewish Assault
Volume 81 (June 2019)
Louisiana Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Setting Fire to Three Churches
Place to Worship Initiative Looks Back at First Year
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Maine School Choice Case
Chelan County, Washington Amends Zoning Code to Treat Places of Worship and Secular Assemblies Equally
Oregon Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Threats to Eugene Church
Court Allows Church’s RLUIPA Equal Terms Case To Move Forward
Volume 80 (May 2019)
California Man Charged With Federal Hate Crimes for Poway Synagogue Shooting, Mosque Arson
Vermont Improperly Barred Parochial Students From College Course Program, United States Brief Argues
Pryor Creek, Oklahoma Amends Zoning Code to Equalize Treatment of Places of Worship
Office of Personnel Management Finalizes Religious Comp Time Rule
Settlement Reached in Islamic Cemetery Dispute
Volume 79 (April 2019)
Court Orders Village to Allow Church to Meet in Commercial District
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Supporting Native American Land Use Case
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Michigan Church Zoning Case
Court Dismisses Claim After Town Civic Center Guarantees Churches Equal Access
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Threatening Jewish Community Center
Volume 78 (February 2019)
Federal Court Agrees That University’s De-registering of Christian Student Group Violated the First Amendment
Court of Appeals Rules That Baltimore Church’s RLUIPA Claim May Proceed
Long Beach Changes Zoning Code to Equalize Treatment of Places of Worship
Update on Religious Hate Crimes
Court Agrees With United States that Mosque’s RLUIPA Claim Should Proceed
Volume 77 (December 2018)
Florida City Amends Zoning Code to Treat Places of Worship Equally With Nonreligious Assemblies
DOJ Files Brief Supporting Church’s Right to Rent Space at Community Center
Focus on Religious Hate Crimes
25th Anniversary of RFRA Commemorated
Department Closes Investigation After New Jersey Township Approves Church Expansion
DOJ Closes RLUIPA Investigation After Chicago Reaches Parking Agreement With Church
Department Provides Technical Assistance on Religious Accommodation at County Detention Facility, Concludes Investigation
Volume 76 (September 2018)
Federal Court Adopts DOJ’s Analysis, Allows Church’s RLUIPA Claim to Proceed to Trial
Attorney General Announces Creation of Religious Liberty Task Force at DOJ Summit
Department Closes Investigation in Response to Florida City Equalizing Treatment of Religious and Nonreligious Land Uses
DOJ Files Statement of Interest Supporting Hindu Association’s RLUIPA Suit
Town Allows Land Sale to Church, Amends Ordinance, After DOJ Investigation
Update on Religious Hate Crimes
Volume 75 (June 2018)
Department of Justice Announces Place to Worship Initiative
Department Files Suit Over Zoning Denial of New Jersey Synagogue Construction
Supreme Court Rules that Colorado Civil Rights Commission Violated Free Exercise Rights of Christian Baker Who Refused to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Wedding
Department Files Brief Supporting Church’s Expansion Efforts
Three Men Convicted for Plotting to Bomb Somali Muslim Apartment and Mosque in Kansas
RLUIPA Investigation Closed after Corrections Department Modifies Policy Regarding Native American Religious Ceremonies
Volume 74 (March 2018)
Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore Addresses Hate Crimes at Capitol Hill Event
Requiring Clergy Letter for Religious Accommodation Violated Title VII, Suit Alleges
Indictment in Jewish Community Center Threats
Tampa, Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Burn Down Home Being Purchased by Muslim Family
Justice Department Releases Religious Liberty Section For U.S. Attorneys’ Manual
Volume 73 (January 2018)
President, Attorney General, Recognize Religious Freedom Day
Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in Montana School Choice Case
Florida Man Sentenced in Islamic Center Threat Case
Justice Department Defends Archdiocese of Washington’s Religious Liberty
Volume 72 (October 2017)
City Amends Code to Treat Houses of Worship Equally With Other Places of Assembly
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Free Exercise of Religion
Attorney General Issues Guidance On Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty
Department of Justice Files Brief in Defense of Campus Free Speech
Tennessee Men Charged in Mosque Vandalism
Volume 71 (September 2017)
Acting Assistant Attorney General Highlights Prosecution of Hate Crimes in Address at Virginia Mosque
Civil Rights Division Marks 60th Anniversary
Department of Justice Tells Supreme Court that First Amendment Forbids Compelling Baker to Violate Conscience
United States Resolves Suit Against Pennsylvania Township Over Denial of Approval for Mosque
Sewage Regulation is Land Use Regulation Under RLUIPA
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime and WMD Charge for Attempted Attack on Synagogue
Volume 70 (May 2017)
Arson Awareness Week Focuses on House of Worship Arson
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Religious Hate Crimes
Man Charged for Threatening Jewish Community Centers
RLUIPA Applies to Sewage Permit Denial that Prevented Use of Property as House of Worship
Volume 69 (March 2017)
Justice Department and City Resolve RLUIPA Suit Over Mosque Denial
Justice Department Closes Investigation After Zoning Change Allows Church to Move Into New Facility
Indictment in Catholic Church Arson
Focus on Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
Volume 68 (December 2016)
DOJ Sends Letter to U.S. Mayors Highlighting RLUIPA
Focus on Religion-Based Violence and Attacks on Places of Worship
Consent Order Resolves Suit Over New York Church’s Efforts to Locate in Commercial District
Department of Justice Files Three RLUIPA Land-Use Cases Involving Mosques
Consent Order Resolves Michigan Religious School Lawsuit
Volume 67 (August 2016)
Justice Department Issues Report on Religion Roundtable Series
Justice Department Issues Report on RLUIPA
Justice Department Files RLUIPA Suit Against Pennsylvania Township that Denied Zoning Approval for Mosque
Appeals Court Rules Florida Prisons Must Provide Kosher Meals
Florida Man Charged with Civil Rights Violations for Synagogue Bombing Attempt
Volume 66 (May 2016)
Jury Finds Twin Towns on Arizona Utah Border Discriminated Based on Religion in Housing and Policing Practices
Man Pleads Guilty to Forcibly Removing Muslim Woman’s Headscarf on Plane
Guilty Plea in Case Related to Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting
Trial Court Properly Required Prison to Accommodate Religious Beard and Prayer Cap, Appeals Court Rules
Kosher Meal Should be Available to Muslim Inmate, United States Argues
U.S. Attorneys Hold Events Around Country on Countering Backlash Against Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian Communities
Volume 65 (February 2016)
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Threat to Firebomb Mosques
Civil Rights Division Closes Investigation After City Allows Churches in Commercial Zones
Florida City Removes Special Development Standards for Places of Worship; Department of Justice Closes Investigation
Department of Justice to Sponsor Roundtables on Religious Discrimination and Religious Hate Crimes
Civil Rights Division Participates in Workshop in Spain on Religious Discrimination