Showing posts with label Kirpan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kirpan. Show all posts
Monday, August 07, 2023

Australian State's Ban on Kirpan in Schools Is Invalid

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 In Athwal v. State of Queensland ,  (Queensland Sup. Ct., Aug. 1, 2023), a 3-judge panel of the Supreme Court of the Australian state of Qu...
Friday, May 19, 2017

Italy's Top Court Upholds Kirpan Ban

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Last Monday, Italy's Court of Cassation upheld a fine that had been imposed for carrying a kirpan in public.  According to The Local : ...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Indian Court Says Sikh Witness Cannot Be Barred From Wearing Kirpan

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In Singh v. State of Haryana ,  (High Ct. Punjab and Haryana, March 16, 2016), a trial court in the Indian state of Punjab held that Art. 25...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Charges Against Sikh Teen For Wearing Kirpan Dropped

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Last week, a New York state trial court judge in Queens dropped criminal charges against a 17-year old Sikh high school student who had been...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

Settlement Reached In Case of Sikh IRS Employee's Wearing of Kirpan

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A settlement has been reached in the case of a Sikh employee of the Internal Revenue Service who lost her job after she insisted on wearing ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

California Court Refuses To Allow Sikh Juror To Wear Kirpan

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In Yuba City, California, members of the Sikh community protested yesterday when officials refused to allow Gursant Singh to enter the Sutte...
Friday, November 15, 2013

5th Circuit Remands Sikh's RFRA Challenge To Ban On Kirpan In Federal Building

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In Tagore v. United States ,  (5th Cir., Nov. 13, 2013), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a Title VII religious discrimination...