American Jewish Congress
Amicus Curiae
Marc D. Stern, Counsel of Record TheAmerican Jewish Congress is an organization of American Jews founded in 1918 toprotect the civil, political, religious,and economic rights of American Jews. Marc D. Sternis co-director of the American Jewish Congress. The following is excerpted fromthe Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 19, 2008. Becauseexisting law recognizes only two categories of speech in public forums — purely private andpurely governmental speech — the parties litigated and the court below decidedthis case on that biaxial model. That model, however, does not adequatelyreflect the spectrum of…
