Commission on Law and Social Action

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The Commission on Law and Social Action is the legal and civil rights arm of the American Jewish Congress, known for litigating and advocating on issues such as civil liberties, church–state separation, and anti-discrimination.

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Commission on Law and Social Action canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights organization ⓘ
legal advocacy organization ⓘ
advocatesFor civil rights protections ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
religious minorities ⓘ
affiliation Jewish civil rights movement ⓘ
associatedWith American Jewish community ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field anti-discrimination law ⓘ
church–state separation ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
focus church–state relations in public institutions ⓘ
civil liberties in the United States ⓘ
equal protection under the law ⓘ
minority rights ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ
hasComponent civil rights advocates ⓘ
policy analysts ⓘ
staff attorneys ⓘ
ideology liberal ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalStrategy constitutional litigation ⓘ
test cases in federal courts ⓘ
method amicus curiae briefs ⓘ
impact litigation ⓘ
legal advocacy ⓘ
public policy advocacy ⓘ
nonProfitStatus nonprofit ⓘ
opposes discriminatory laws ⓘ
government-sponsored religious practices ⓘ
infringements on civil liberties ⓘ
parentOrganization American Jewish Congress ⓘ
purpose combat discrimination ⓘ
defend civil liberties ⓘ
promote separation of church and state ⓘ
regionServed United States ⓘ
religiousPerspective Jewish ⓘ
sector non-governmental organization ⓘ
worksOn anti-discrimination policy reform ⓘ
church–state separation litigation ⓘ
federal civil rights cases ⓘ
state civil rights cases ⓘ

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American Jewish Congress → hasPart → Commission on Law and Social Action ⓘ