Showing posts with label Muslim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muslim. Show all posts
Thursday, October 31, 2024

2nd Circuit: FBI Agents Had Qualified Immunity From RFRA Damages When Muslim Plaintiffs' Religious Objections Were Undisclosed

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In Tanvir v. Tanzin ,  (2d Cir., Oct. 29, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed on qualified immunity grounds a case in whi...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Court Says Indian Penal Code Does Not Punish Insults to Religion That Do Not Outrage Targets

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In Kumar v. State of Karnataka ,  (High Ct. Karnataka, Sept. 13, 2024), a single-judge bench of the High Court of the Indian state of Karnat...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

EEOC Sues Over Refusal to Accommodate Muslim Applicant's Worship Schedule

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On Sept. 30 the EEOC filed a suit under Title VII charging a Washington-state based staffing and recruiting agency with religious discrimina...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Muslim Woman Can Move Ahead on Some Challenges to Sheriff's Booking Photo Policy

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In Hague v. Kent County ,  (WD MI, Sept. 9, 2024), plaintiff, a Muslim woman, challenged the Kent County, Michigan, Sheriff Office's pol...
Monday, September 02, 2024

6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Religious Accommodation Complaints

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 In Mustin v. Wainwright ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of free exercise, RLUIPA...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

3rd Circuit: District Court Did Not Show Compelling Interest in Denying Muslim Inmate Religious Accommodations

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In Nunez v. Wolf ,  (3d Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a suit under RLUIPA, held that the district court ha...
Friday, July 12, 2024

India's Supreme Court Says Muslim Women Can Invoke Secular Law for Maintenance Award After a Religious Divorce

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In Mohd v. State of Telangana ,  (India Sup. Ct., July 10, 2024), a 2-judge panel of India's Supreme Court held that a Muslim woman who ...
Monday, June 17, 2024

White House Statements Extend Greetings On Eid al-Adha

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Today is Eid al-Adha.  Yesterday the White House posted a message from President Biden ( full text ) and a separate message from Vice-Presid...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Medicaid Limit on Reimbursing for Family Care Did Not Violate Muslim Family's Free Exercise Rights

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In Alsyrawan v. Department of Human Services ,  (PA Commonwealth Ct., May 20, 2024), a Pennsylvania state appellate court held that Medicaid...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

2nd Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Complaint About Eid Meal

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In Brandon v. Royce , (2d Cir., May 15, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court erred in granting summary ...
Friday, April 19, 2024

5th Circuit Remands Muslim Inmate's RLUIPA and Establishment Clause Claims

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 In Lozano v. Collier , (5th Cir., April 11, 2024), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a portion of the district court's dec...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

British Court Upholds School's Ban on Student Prayer

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In The King (On the application of TTT) v. Michaela Community Schools Trust , (High Ct., Kings Bench, April 16, 2024), a British trial court...
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Class Action By Muslim Women Against NYPD Settled for $17.5M

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 AP reports that New York City has agreed to settle the class action damage claim in Clark v. City of New York for $17.5 million. The suit ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Church of England Faces Controversy Over Insincere Conversions to Gain Asylum

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  The Telegraph reports on the controversy in Britain over whether the Church of England has been misled into converting Muslim migrants wh...
Tuesday, February 06, 2024

2nd Circuit: Delivering Inmate's Ramadan Meals Too Early Burdened His Free Exercise Rights

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In Long v. Sugai ,  (2d Cir., Feb. 5, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Hawaii prison sergeant may have violated plai...
Saturday, February 03, 2024

Questions of Fact Remain in Challenge to Application Process for Prison Chaplaincy Supervisor

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 In Bridges v. Prince Georges County, Maryland ,  (D MD, Feb. 1, 2024), a Maryland federal district court refused to grant summary judgment ...
Friday, February 02, 2024

Muslim Employee Recovers $70,000 From Employer Who Refused Grooming Rule Accommodation

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The EEOC announced on Wednesday that it has entered a consent decree in its lawsuit against Blackwell Security Services, Inc.  The EEOC'...
Friday, January 26, 2024

County Revises Policy on Religious Head Coverings in Booking Photos in Settlement of Suit by Muslim Woman

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In a Settlement Agreement ( full text ) in Johnston v. Rutherford County, Tennessee,  (MD TN, 1/18/2024), the county has agreed to pay $100...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Controversial Hindu Temple Dedication Takes Place In India

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In the Indian holy city of Ayodhya, the politically and religiously controversial dedication of the Ram Mandir, a Hindu Temple, took place t...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

School Board Not Liable for Teacher's Proselytization of Muslim Student

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In Chaudhry v. Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education ,  (ND IL, Dec. 29, 2023), an Illinois federal district court dismissed...