Commack Self-Service Kosher Meats, Inc. v. Patrick Hooker
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
680 F.3d 194 (2012)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
The New York State Legislature passed the Kosher Act, which required foods with kosher labels to also provide information as to why the seller believed his or her food was kosher. The legislature noted that many people ate kosher foods for other than religious reasons. Plaintiffs sued, arguing that the act was unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause because the law was intended to discriminate against non-Orthodox Jews because consumers could not rely on the kosher label because sellers could label a product “kosher” using any criteria they wanted to use. They also argued that the act was an attempt to impose Orthodox Jewish requirements on sellers of kosher products. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Droney, J.)
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