Opinion Available in PA Muslim Firefighter's Case

A previous posting noted the first interpretation of Pennsylvania's Religious Freedom Protection Act by a Philadelphia trial court. It granted a preliminary injunction to a Muslim firefighter to permit him to return to his job without shaving his beard. The court's opinion supplementing its earlier memorandum is now available. Deveaux v. City of Philadelphia, 2005 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 331 (July 14, 2005).