British High Court Says Jewish School’s Ethnic-Based Admissions Policy Is Illegal - NYTimes.com

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1. “ One thing is clear about the matrilineal test; it is a test of ethnic origin. ”

   By Lord Phillips

2. “ The ruling represents a definitive end to six decades of exclusion of children who are devout in their Jewish faith, but considered by some to be not quite Jewish enough to enjoy the benefits of their community's leading faith school. ”

   By John Halford

Entities Mentioned

• London
• Britain
• New York
• Equality and Human Rights Commission
• British Humanist Association

1. Britain’s Supreme Court found a Jewish school guilty of racial discrimination for denying entry to a boy whose mother was a Jew by conversion, not birth. (Read Full Article)

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