Jewish Community Relations Council v. San Francisco Department of Elections — ReligiousLiberty.TV

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Jewish Community Relations Council v. San Francisco Department of Elections (D. 2011).

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Jewish Community Relations Council v. San Francisco Department of Elections [U.S. District Court, 2011] — Lawsuit filed by Jewish Community Relations Council and Muslim individuals challenging a circumcision ban as violating state law protections for healing arts professionals including mohels. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/jewish-community-relations-council-v-san-francisco-department-of-elections/, accessed April 13, 2026).

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Year: 2011 Court: U.S. District Court

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Holding: Lawsuit filed by Jewish Community Relations Council and Muslim individuals challenging a circumcision ban as violating state law protections for healing arts professionals including mohels.

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State and Federal Legislators Introduce Bill to Outlaw Local Criminalization of Circumcision July 22, 2011

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Jewish Community Relations Council v. San Francisco Department of Elections is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2011. The court held that lawsuit filed by Jewish Community Relations Council and Muslim individuals challenging a circumcision ban as violating state law protections for healing arts professionals including mohels.