20 | SEPTEMBER 10 • 2020
Lawyers fi
le motion for reconsideration in
case involving Ann Arbor anti-Israel group.
A
fter a judge dismissed
a lawsuit challenging
anti-Israel protesters out-
side of Ann Arbor’
s Beth Israel
Congregation, lawyers for the
plaintiffs look to keep the case
alive.
U.S. District Judge Victoria
Roberts dismissed the lawsuit
brought by a congregant against
the protesters on Aug. 19, on the
grounds that the plaintiffs did
not prove they suffered concrete
injury as a result of the protests.
In response, the plaintiff’
s coun-
sel filed a motion for reconsider-
ation on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The motion states that the
court’
s decision “contains several
palpable defects, including errors
of fact and law,
” including one
believed defect described as a
mischaracterization of the equi-
table relief being sought by the
plaintiffs.
The original court decision
reads, “Plaintiffs … ask the
Court to enjoin these Defendants
from engaging in peaceful polit-
ical speech in public areas. The
Constitution simply does not
tolerate such restraint.
”
The motion responds, “By
using the plural, ‘
public areas,
’
the statement suggests that
Plaintiffs were seeking to bar the
DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
Protester Lawsuit
Not Over Yet
Jews in the D
JCC Moves Forward
Some staffers return to lead new activities.
SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
I
n May, most staff mem-
bers at the Jewish
Community Center (JCC)
of Metropolitan Detroit were
temporarily laid off, as COVID-
19 restrictions kept many of its
facilities closed. Now, many staff
members are returning to work.
“We are bringing people back
as programs come back,
” said
Brian Siegel, the JCC’
s CEO. He
added that there were no per-
manent job cuts.
According to Heidi Budaj,
assistant executive director, a
small number of staff members
continued to work from home,
because some programs contin-
ued virtually.
Several months ago, “we
made the heartbreaking deci-
sion not to open the day camp,
”
Budaj said. However, the out-
door pool reopened in July
after changes in state guidelines.
“The feedback has been incredi-
bly positive,
” she said.
Opening other sports and
recreational facilities will
depend on changes in state
regulations. The JCC is not
planning to reopen basketball
leagues, according to Budaj.
However, the Center is
planning to restart some other
activities, giving a high priority
to family programs. The child
development center will open
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