Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
JUSTICE
Digests of resolutions adopted by the
Central Conference of American Rabbis
between 1889 and 1974
1. We petition Governor Young of California to enter into a complete
investigation
of the Mooney-Billings case and in the event of a discovery of a miscarriage
of justice
to pardon these men. We have grave doubts concerning their guilt. (1929, p.
96)
2. We urge fairer treatment for the three and a half million Americans of
Mexican
stock. (1944, p. 96)
3. The CCAR calls upon all its members and their congregants:
To hold fast to the American legal principle of the innocence of the
accused until
proved guilty in all cases regardless of public or private provocation to
pre-judge
any defendant;
To support fully the accused's right to petition the courts for the
fullest extension
of their legal rights such as bail, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United
States and specifically designed to safeguard the individual and to prevent
any miscarriage of justice;
And to make known our support for every person or group that provides
legal assistance
of any and all forms for the accused, since such assistance is a helpful
guarantor
that justice and equity will be served. (1971, p. 40)
