Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 23, 2018
9th Circuit: Animal rights organization lacks standing to sue synagogue over ritual chicken slaughter
A Virginia-based animal rights group lacks standing to sue an Orange County synagogue from practicing an ancient Jewish ritual involving the slaughter of chickens, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.




A Virginia-based animal rights group lacks standing to sue an Orange County synagogue to stop an ancient Jewish ritual involving the slaughter of chickens, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
In an unpublished memorandum disposition Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the court said United Poultry Concerns, which says it seeks to spread awareness of the mistreatment of domestic fowl, had not shown a "diversion of its resour...
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