President Obama’s recent nomination of Iowa U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose to serve as a federal judge has forced into the spotlight an ugly chapter—the Postville Prosecutions of 2008. The rehashing of this disturbing odyssey has cast a dark shadow over Rose as she awaits Senate confirmation…
Key among these efforts is the retaining of renowned constitutional attorney Mr. Paul Clement, who will petition the Supreme Court to hear the Rubashkin case…
What does the recent arrest of three former bosses of the UFCW [United Food and Commercial Workers] on charges of racketeering, extortion and money laundering have to do with Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin?…
A documentary on the 2008 Postville ICE raid that highlights government abuse of human rights is hijacked by a political agenda that makes use of a cropped picture of Sholom Mordchai Rubashkin to manipulate the audience…
The Rubashkin appeal for an “en banc” (full court) hearing by the 8th Circuit has been denied. This denial followed the 8th Circuit’s rejection of an earlier appeal made in June before a panel of 3 judges…
It’s shameful and insensitive that Obama would not even take the time to acknowledge sentencing disparities in our justice system…
Supporters of jailed kosher meat executive Sholom Rubashkin who signed an online petition on the White House’s We the People website received a reply saying the government cannot get involved…
Following a massive campaign that included robocalls, a video by Hasidic pop star Lipa Schmeltzer and public petition-signing stations for ultra-Orthodox Jews who do not have computers, the Rubashkin petition has received 51,000 signatories…