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Austrian Jews Say They Have Sued Israeli Archive
Posted on 24 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

VIENNA - (AP) Austria's Jewish community says it's taking an Israeli archive to court to force it to return a trove of historical documents. President Ariel Muzicant says the Vienna-based group filed a lawsuit in an Israeli court about three weeks... Read More

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Lawsuit Seeks To Block San Francisco Vote On Circumcision Ban
Posted on 23 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) An unlikely coalition of Jews and Muslims on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to block a San Francisco ballot measure that would ban the circumcision of male children, a procedure widely practiced by members of both faiths. The case filed... Read More

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Hearing Over Tennessee Mosque Puts Islam On Trial
Posted on 12 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - (AP) Islam is suddenly on trial in a booming Nashville suburb, where opponents of a new mosque have spent six days in court trying to link it to what they claim is a conspiracy to take over America by imposing restrictive religious... Read More

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High Court Looks At Military Funeral Protests
Posted on 2 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

YORK, Pa. - (AP) One thing Al Snyder wants to make clear: His boy fought and died for freedom in Iraq, but not for the right of some "wackos" to spew hate at soldiers' funerals under the protection of the Constitution. "It's an... Read More

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