How the Idea of Palestine Escaped the Middle East and Took Over the International Left
What young American Jews are failing to understand.
July 2, 2024
Jurisprudence has changed, but the Decalogue might still be a step too far.
Louisiana recently enacted a law requiring that the text of the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public-school classroom. Almost immediately afterwards, the ACLU filed a lawsuit complaining that the regulation violated the First Amendment. Once, the ACLU would have had a near-airtight case, but a 2022 Supreme Court ruling has changed the way the First Amendment is applied in such instances, and this lawsuit will test the new doctrine. Michael A. Helfand explains that there are two reasons the law might still fail to pass muster:
What young American Jews are failing to understand.
Down and out in London and Paris.
The arsonist masquerading as a firefighter.
Jurisprudence has changed, but the Decalogue might still be a step too far.
Solomon at Gezer.
Louisiana recently enacted a law requiring that the text of the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public-school classroom. Almost immediately afterwards, the ACLU filed a lawsuit complaining that the regulation violated the First Amendment. Once, the ACLU would have had a near-airtight case, but a 2022 Supreme Court ruling has changed the way the First Amendment is applied in such instances, and this lawsuit will test the new doctrine. Michael A. Helfand explains that there are two reasons the law might still fail to pass muster:
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