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Holder]]'' decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in 2013 to strike down a portion of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965|Voting Rights Act]]. The court's decision ended the portion of the law that required states with a history of discrimination to undergo federal scrutiny for election rules.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 26, 2013 |title=Jewish Groups Blast Top U.S. Court's Changes to Voting Rights Act |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2013-06-26/ty-article/u-s-jews-blast-voting-rights-ruling/0000017f-e343-df7c-a5ff-e37b6bfe0000 |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Zipken |first=Romy |date=June 26, 2013 |title=Jewish Groups Respond Voting Rights Act Decision |work=Tablet |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/jewish-groups-respond-voting-rights-act-decision}}</ref> In November 2014, the organization announced that [[Jonathan Greenblatt]], a former Silicon Valley tech executive and former [[Obama administration]] official who had not operated within the Jewish communal organization world prior to his hiring, would succeed [[Abraham Foxman]] as national director in July 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=White House aide Jonathan Greenblatt to succeed Abe Foxman as ADL chief |first= Uriel |last=Heilman |url=http://www.jta.org/2014/11/06/news-opinion/united-states/white-house-aide-to-succeed-abe-foxman-as-adl-chief-1 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=November 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823093306/https://www.jta.org/2014/11/06/news-opinion/united-states/white-house-aide-to-succeed-abe-foxman-as-adl-chief-1 |archive-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> Foxman had served as national director since 1987. The ADL board of directors renewed Greenblatt's contract as CEO and national director in fall 2020 for a second five-year term. The national chair of the governing board of directors is Esta Gordon Epstein; elected in late 2018 for a three-year term, she is the second woman to hold the organization's top volunteer leadership post.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=November 8, 2018|title=Longtime ADL Boston Leader Esta Gordon Named Chair of Organization's National Board|url=https://newengland.adl.org/news/longtime-adl-boston-leader-esta-epstein-named-chair-of-organizations-national-board/|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329170318/https://newengland.adl.org/news/longtime-adl-boston-leader-esta-epstein-named-chair-of-organizations-national-board/|url-status=live|website=ADL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 29, 2018|title=Esta Epstein named chair of ADL's Board of Directors|url=https://jewishjournal.org/2018/11/29/esta-epstein-named-chair-of-adls-board-of-directors/|access-date=March 23, 2021|website=Jewish Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712222131/https://jewishjournal.org/2018/11/29/esta-epstein-named-chair-of-adls-board-of-directors/|url-status=live}}</ref> ADL repeatedly accused [[Donald Trump]], when he was a presidential candidate in 2016, of making use of antisemitic tropes or otherwise exploiting divisive and bigoted rhetoric during the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-campaign-fires-back-at-adl-over-ad-criticized-for-anti-semitic-tones/|title=Trump campaign fires back at ADL over ad criticized for anti-Semitic tones|last=Cortelless|first=Eric|date=November 7, 2016|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=April 22, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726054838/https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-campaign-fires-back-at-adl-over-ad-criticized-for-anti-semitic-tones/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ADL accused President Trump of politicizing charges of antisemitism for partisan purposes,<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/08/21/jonathan-greenblatt-trump-tweet-jewish-democrats-disloyal-nr-sot-vpx.cnn|work=CNN|title=ADL CEO: Jews are not political props for partisan gain|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2020|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712222222/https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/08/21/jonathan-greenblatt-trump-tweet-jewish-democrats-disloyal-nr-sot-vpx.cnn|url-status=live}}</ref> and for continued use of antisemitic tropes.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jewish-leaders-trump-disloyalty_n_5d5d4d04e4b0aa0b840cb80d|title=Jewish Leaders Blast Trump's Accusations Of 'Disloyalty'|last=Kuruvilla|first=Carol|date=August 21, 2019|website=HuffPost|access-date=April 22, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214010518/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jewish-leaders-trump-disloyalty_n_5d5d4d04e4b0aa0b840cb80d|url-status=live}}</ref> In mid-2018, ADL raised concerns over President Donald Trump's nomination of then-DC Circuit Court of Appeals judge [[Brett Kavanaugh]] as an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/jewish-groups-slam-trump-s-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-1.6264823|title=Jewish Groups Slam Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh|newspaper=Haaretz|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524141327/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/jewish-groups-slam-trump-s-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-1.6264823|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Subsequently, in another move that enraged many on the right, ADL called for the resignation or firing of [[Trump administration]] official [[Stephen Miller (political advisor)|Stephen Miller]], the architect of the administration's immigration policy, on the basis of his association with white supremacists.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jewish-groups-stephen-miller-resign-white-nationalist_n_5dd69935e4b0e29d72800575?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly91cy5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG5GoJ0dtOkPudr5tkzXMWY-wRmtd1nHDOfZ1c7WOW3gYQKtSQgDjZaIXDUnko0UMrEJVEYUXG3jMWrrsrV52jBKycFPCh7lje-saS6lbR17o5_4ikE4B7PIIACorUKfLxJXapH0BueU1WTMTER8dUqZKRH2Ep2TZ2Y83nmA0kDE|title=Jewish Groups Demand Stephen Miller Resign From White House|last=Mathias|first=Christopher|date=November 21, 2019|website=HuffPost|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063407/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jewish-groups-stephen-miller-resign-white-nationalist_n_5dd69935e4b0e29d72800575?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly91cy5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG5GoJ0dtOkPudr5tkzXMWY-wRmtd1nHDOfZ1c7WOW3gYQKtSQgDjZaIXDUnko0UMrEJVEYUXG3jMWrrsrV52jBKycFPCh7lje-saS6lbR17o5_4ikE4B7PIIACorUKfLxJXapH0BueU1WTMTER8dUqZKRH2Ep2TZ2Y83nmA0kDE|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jewish-groups-again-call-for-Stephen-Miller-to-quit-614202|title=Jewish groups again call for Stephen Miller to quit|last=Kampeas|first=Ron|author-link=Ron Kampeas|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=April 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422045428/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/jewish-groups-again-call-for-stephen-miller-to-quit-614202|url-status=live}}</ref> The ADL says it has participated in [[YouTube]]'s Trusted Flagger program and has encouraged YouTube to remove videos that they flag as hate speech, citing the need to "fight against terrorist use of online resources and cyberhate."<ref>{{cite web|first=Benjamin|last=Kerstein|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/05/adl-praises-youtube-for-decision-to-remove-racist-extremist-content/|title=ADL Praises YouTube for Decision to Remove Racist, Extremist Content|website=Algemeiner|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003210923/https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/05/adl-praises-youtube-for-decision-to-remove-racist-extremist-content/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ADL's Center on Technology and Society launched a survey in 2019 exploring online harassment in video games. It found that the majority of surveyed players experienced severe harassment of some kind, and the ADL recommended increased content moderation from game companies and governments. On the other hand, the survey found that over half of players experienced some form of positive community in video games. A separate, earlier survey of the general population found that around a third of people have experienced some form of online harassment.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Dean|work=Venturebeat|last=Takahashi|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/25/anti-defamation-league-65-of-gamers-have-experienced-severe-harassment-in-online-games/|title=Anti-Defamation League: 65% of gamers have suffered severe harassment online|date=July 26, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726053839/https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/25/anti-defamation-league-65-of-gamers-have-experienced-severe-harassment-in-online-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, ADL announced that they would be developing profiles on 36 [[alt-right]] and [[alt-lite]] leaders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-releases-whos-who-guide-of-alt-right-and-alt-lite-extremists/|first=Eric|last=Cortellessa|date=July 18, 2017|title=ADL releases 'Who's Who' guide of alt-right and alt-lite extremists|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=July 19, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718233451/http://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-releases-whos-who-guide-of-alt-right-and-alt-lite-extremists/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/from-alt-right-to-alt-lite-naming-the-hate|title=Backgrounder: From Alt Right to Alt Lite: Naming the Hate|website=Anti-Defamation League|language=en|access-date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024230932/https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/from-alt-right-to-alt-lite-naming-the-hate|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019 and 2020 ADL executives and staff testified multiple times in front of Congressional committees concerning the dangers of right-wing domestic extremists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hershenov |first=Eileen |date=April 25, 2019 |title=I Testified at a Congressional Hearing on White Nationalism. Here's Some of What I Wish We Had Discussed. |url=https://www.adl.org/blog/i-testified-at-a-congressional-hearing-on-white-nationalism-heres-some-of-what-i-wish-we-had |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063407/https://www.adl.org/blog/i-testified-at-a-congressional-hearing-on-white-nationalism-heres-some-of-what-i-wish-we-had |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortellessa |first=Eric |date=January 16, 2020 |title=ADL tells Congress to curb online hate speech if social media giants won't |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-tells-congress-to-curb-online-hate-speech-if-social-media-giants-wont/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402094655/https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-tells-congress-to-curb-online-hate-speech-if-social-media-giants-wont/ |archive-date=April 2, 2020 |access-date=March 28, 2020 |work=Times of Israel}}</ref> In a report from 2018, the ADL noted that the majority of domestic extremist-related murders in the United States over the past decade had been committed by white supremacists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2018 |title=New Hate and Old: The Changing Face of American White Supremacy |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/report/new-hate-and-old-changing-face-american-white-supremacy |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.adl.org}}</ref> In a 2023 report, white supremacists were also deemed responsible for 45% of right-wing extremism in the US from 2017-2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Right-Wing Extremist Terrorism in the United States |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/report/right-wing-extremist-terrorism-united-states |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.adl.org}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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