Letters & Statements

Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court: Lorenzo v. Zen Center

by CJV | Sep 28, 2026

CJV joined religious groups urging the California Supreme Court to apply the ministerial exception to a wage claim by a former Zen Center monastic trainee.

CJV Cert Amicus Brief in Woolard v. Thurmond

by CJV | Sep 25, 2026

California should not be excluding religious education from public benefits.

CJV Amicus Brief in Mirabelli v. Bonta

by CJV | Sep 17, 2026

CJV joined an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit in Mirabelli v. Bonta, defending parents’ right to direct their children’s upbringing and education.

CJV Amicus Brief in Grand v. City of University Heights Ohio Merits

by CJV | Sep 17, 2026

CJV, along with other Jewish organizations, filed an amicus brief in Grand v. City of University Heights Ohio, defending the right to hold minyan in one’s own home.

CJV Letter Thanking Boy George for “We Will Dance Again”

by CJV | Aug 6, 2026

The Coalition for Jewish Values thanks Boy George for his moral courage and solidarity with the Jewish community in his song.

CJV Cert Amicus Brief in Polk v. Montgomery County

by CJV | Jul 31, 2026

CJV asks the Supreme Court to grant cert in Polk v. Montgomery County and establish that the government may not take away one’s First Amendment rights by making it part of a job description.

CJV Amicus Brief in Richard Hershey v. City of Bossier City, Louisiana

by CJV | Jul 16, 2026

CJV argues that government officials who violate someone’s Free Exercise rights cannot receive immunity just because the exact factual situation has never before occurred.