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Decalogue Statement on Release of Remaining Hostages

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers welcomes with profound relief and gratitude the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. For two years, these individuals and their families have endured unimaginable horror and suffering at the hands of Hamas terrorists, whose barbaric and inexcusable actions on October 7, 2023, sparked the ongoing conflict. Today, our hearts are […]

Decalogue Statement on Deployment of National Guard to Chicago

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers condemns the President’s decision to send Texas National Guard troops to Chicago. Such deployment was not requested, nor approved, by the Governor of the State of Illinois, nor is there any emergency or otherwise exigent circumstances justifying it under applicable law.  The Framers of the Constitution instituted a system of […]

Decalogue Statement on Highland Park’s Ordinance Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

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The Decalogue Society of Lawyers applauds the City of Highland Park for becoming the first city in Illinois to adopt, via ordinance, the Illinois Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Antisemitism. Previously, Champaign, Glencoe, Forest Park, Lincolnwood, and Rockford had adopted the definition via resolution. The working definition provides that “Antisemitism is a certain perception […]

Joint Statement from The Decalogue Society of Lawyers

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The Decalogue Society of Lawyers, in conjunction with The Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and the Puerto Rican Bar Association, strongly condemns the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Chicago that flagrantly disregard constitutional protections and threaten the fundamental principles of justice in our democracy. The Decalogue Society, as one of the nation’s […]

Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

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Statement from Joel Bruckman, President of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers The announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages who have endured unimaginable suffering since October 7, 2023, is a moment of profound significance. While we welcome this development, our hearts remain heavy, as too many families are […]

Denouncing Antisemitism

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The Decalogue Society of Lawyers, is a representative of the legal community and is dedicated to justice, equality, and the protection of civil rights. Decalogue unequivocally denounces the abhorrent displays of antisemitism witnessed yesterday, July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. During these events in the nation’s capital, acts of hatred and bigotry were brazenly directed at members of […]

Condemning Targeted Protests

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The Decalogue Society of Lawyers condemns this past weekend’s targeted protests at the homes of Jewish elected officials, U.S Congressman Brad Schneider and Governor J.B. Pritzker. On Saturday at 3 am, protestors awoke residents and families in a predominantly Jewish residential neighborhood in Highland Park with bull horns, drum beats, and antisemitic chants on both […]

Advocating for Female Hostages in Gaza

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Each year in March we celebrate Women’s History Month and, on March 8, International Women’s Day. This year, however, our celebrations are tempered with the reality that 132 hostages at time of publication are still being held in Gaza, not all of them alive, and fourteen of whom are females. The hostages were kidnapped during […]

Statement by the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IJL) in response to South Africa’s ICJ Application Accusing Israel of Genocide.

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If Everything is Genocide, Nothing is Genocide. On 29 December 2023, South Africa applied to the International Court of Justice requesting the Court to institute proceedings, including an urgent provisional measures procedure, alleging that Israel violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”) in […]