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Decalogue Society Mourns Victim of Shooting

 I’ve been at a loss for words in the wake of the tragedy that occurred in the final hours of Passover, the Time of our Freedom as it is called in our liturgy, in Poway, California. First of all, any terrorist act like this, the shooting of totally innocent people, is beyond comprehension. This evil […]

Comments of Decalogue President Jonathan Lubin

I’ve always had a tremendous amount of respect for the Council on American Islamic Relations, and particularly the Chicago branch of that organization, which promotes civil rights for all people. Over the weekend Hussam Ayloush, Director of CAIR – Greater Los Angeles, published a statement on Twitter that calls for the destruction of the State […]

Decalogue President Weighs in on Pittsburgh Attacks

The news of the eleven martyrs, and the injured, in Pittsburgh sent the entire Jewish community into mourning. That these individuals were taken from us solely due to their Jewish identity gives us pause, and compels us to speak. For my part, I feel wholly inadequate to the task of finding meaning in these savage […]

84th Annual Installation & Awards Dinner

Thank you, Judge Evans, and to the honorees, Madame Attorney General, dear guests, thank you all for being here. A special thank you to my wife, Chana Raizel Lubin for coming to this dinner, and for supporting all that I do and have done for this organization. A special thank you to my mother, Dona […]

Condemning Antisemitic Attack in Skokie, IL

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers strongly condemns the anti-Semitic attack against a Jewish man yesterday afternoon in downtown Skokie, IL.  The yarmulke-wearing, Jewish man was accosted by a perpetrator using anti-Semitic epithets.  The attacker pursued the victim and caused damage to the victim’s car, in which he sought refuge.  The victim was targeted because he […]

Hebrew Passenger Kicked out of Uber

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers strongly condemns the events of yesterday evening, when a Hebrew-speaking Uber passenger was ejected by the driver of an Uber car while driving on Lower Wacker Drive during rush hour traffic.  The passenger, Itay Milner, explained the event in a post on social media: “I was just thrown out of […]

August 22nd Press Conference

Decalogue, joined by the Cook County Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers Association, and Chicago Bar Association, hosted a press conference in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville. Following are the opening remarks of Decalogue President Mitchell Goldberg, with a link to the entire statement. Thank you all for being here today. And thank you […]

Condemning President Trump’s Immigration Ban

Decalogue joined our colleagues from the Arab American Bar Association and the Muslim Bar Association in condemning President Trump’s immigration ban as irrational, discriminatory and unconstitutional, and his disparagement of a federal judge as an attack on the separation of powers. “No one is bigger; no president, nobody, is bigger than the Constitution of the […]

John Marshall Law School Responds to anti-Semitic Vandalism

I’m saddened to share that yesterday afternoon we discovered an anti-Semitic act of vandalism in a library study room. Chief Diversity Officer Troy Riddle and Campus Safety and Security Manager Ali Haleem responded immediately to the scene. After photographing the evidence, the offensive symbol and words were removed immediately. Despite a full-day investigation that included […]