Lawsuit Filed to Challenge Exemption From Minimum Standards for Ultra-Orthodox Schools | New York Law Journal
A carve-out in a state law passed this year as an amendment to the state education budget that exempts ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools from meeting minimum educational standards violates the establishment clause of the Constitution, an advocacy group alleges in a suit filed on Monday.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, representing the Young Advocates for Fair Education (YAFFED) group, which advocates for improving educational curricula in ultra-Orthodox schools, alleges in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York that the amendment effectively creates a “dual oversight” regime for yeshivas and for nonpublic schools in New York, which are required to give instruction that is “substantially equivalent” of that provided to public schools students.
Quinn Emanuel partner Eric Huang, who was also present for the news conference, said his clients would consider filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the law from taking effect. Quinn Emanuel is taking the case on a pro bono basis.
“If the law is allowed to stand it will stand in the way of progress,” Huang said.
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We send our best wishes to longtime AABANY member Eric Huang for a successful outcome in this important case.
NAPABA Seeks At-Large Board Member Candidates
From NAPABA:
The NAPABA Board of Governors will appoint two at-large board members to each serve a two-year term beginning with the 2018-19 bar year. The NAPABA Nominating and Elections Committee invites all members in good standing to apply to be at-large board members.
- Review the complete guidelines and apply here.
- The deadline to submit an application is Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Questions
Contact elections@napaba.org.
On July 28th, AABANY will be co-sponsoring the screening of the short film program, Evolving Immigrants, with Asian CineVision for the 2018 Asian American International Film Festival. Please click the video to watch the trailer for one of the films, Gold Fortune.
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On July 28th, AABANY will be co-sponsoring the screening of the short film program, Worth Fighting For, with Asian CineVision for the 2018 Asian American International Film Festival. Please click the video to watch the trailer for one of the films, Slow Angels.
To receive a discount code for this screening, please register through this link.
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