New Jersey US district attorney, who prosecuted hate crimes against Jews, to resign Philip Sellinger led the prosecution in several hate crime cases, including that of a man who pleaded guilty to violent attacks targeting Orthodox Jews. Dec. 24, 2024
NY judge sentences 23-year-old, who threatened terror attacks against Jews, to 10 years Elizabeth Berney of ZOA told JNS the nonprofit hopes that Christopher Brown’s “10-year sentence will be long enough for him to eradicate his hateful, violent neo-Nazi ideology from his being.” Vita Fellig Nov. 20, 2024
Texas ‘Goyim Defense League’ member charged with threatening to lynch Nashville district attorney “In a functioning democracy, we simply cannot tolerate threats of violence against elected officials,” said Henry Leventis, U.S. attorney for the middle district of Tennessee. Sept. 25, 2024
LA county’s district attorney launches interfaith advisory board Participants include five California-based rabbis from across the gamut. David Swindle March 22, 2024
Aide to Brooklyn District Attorney accused of antisemitic remarks Maritza Ming allegedly called Jews “privileged,” claiming that there were too many Jewish bosses at the office. Aug. 3, 2023
Trump’s blaming Soros for his legal woes is not a Jewish issue The ADL’s attempt to inject the question of antisemitism into the debate over a potential indictment of the former president undermines the real battle against Jew-hatred. Jonathan S. Tobin March 22, 2023
Extremely rare Judean quarter-shekel coin repatriated to Israel from the US The coin, minted in 69 C.E. during the Great Jewish Revolt against Rome, is valued at more than $1 million • "This coin is evidence of the eternal bond between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel," says Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. Sept. 13, 2022
Crime and non-punishment District attorneys are charged with enforcing the law, not reforming it. They may be elected officials, but politics cannot color their discretion. Thane Rosenbaum Jan. 19, 2022
Islamist connections revealed in nation’s most consequential district attorney race Prior to running for office, Palestinian American attorney Tahanie Aboushi worked behind-the-scenes in pursuit of an anti-Israel agenda. Jordan Cope June 7, 2021
