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California Judge Weighs Former FBI Informant's Lawsuit
Posted on 13 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SANTA ANA, Calif. - (AP) A former FBI informant who infiltrated a mosque and helped bring in a counterterrorism suspect suffered a blow in trying to sue his former handlers over his alleged mistreatment when the agency cut him loose. A federal judge issued... Read More

Group sues Ill. police over Muslim chaplain flap
Posted on 31 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CHICAGO - (AP) A Muslim advocacy group filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Monday over an Illinois State Police decision to revoke the appointment of the agency's first Muslim chaplain. Kifah Mustapha, a Chicago-area imam, was named a chaplain... Read More

Muslim Man Sues Washington Employer For Firing Over Beard
Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SEATTLE - (AP) A Seattle-area Muslim man is suing his former employer, claiming he was fired as a security guard for refusing to shave the beard he wears for religious reasons. Abdulkadir Omar, 22, filed his federal lawsuit July 15 in Seattle against... Read More

Group Sues To Stop Mosque Near New York's Ground Zero
Posted on 6 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) The debate over a planned Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero became a court fight Wednesday, as a conservative advocacy group sued to try to stop a project that has become a fulcrum for balancing religious freedom and... Read More

Woman Arrested For Wearing Hijab Sues Georgia City
Posted on 16 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - (AP) A Muslim woman who was arrested after she refused to remove her headscarf in a west Georgia courthouse filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Douglasville and the officers who arrested her, contending they violated... Read More

New Jersey Suburb Sued Over Denial Of Mosque Proposal
Posted on 28 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEWARK, N.J. - (AP) An Islamic group has sued a suburban town it says engaged in religious discrimination by abruptly changing zoning regulations to prevent the opening of a mosque. Members of the Al Falah Center and local residents filed suit Tuesday... Read More

Judge Denies Muslim Inmate's Lawsuit Over Beard
Posted on 25 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

RICHMOND, Va. - (AP) Virginia's prison system did not violate a Muslim inmate's religious rights when it refused to allow him to grow a 1/8-inch beard, which he believes is required by his religion, a federal judge has ruled. William Couch, a... Read More

9th Circuit: Jailers Erred In Removal Of Muslim's Scarf
Posted on 17 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A federal appeals court says Southern California jailers violated the religious freedom of a Muslim woman who was ordered to take off her headscarf in a courthouse holding cell. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More

Muslim Woman Sues Abercrombie & Fitch Over Hijab
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) A former stockroom worker for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. sued the clothing retailer in federal court Monday, saying she was illegally fired after refusing to remove her Muslim headscarf while on the job. Hani Khan said a manager... Read More

U.S. Sues School Over Denial Of Muslim Pilgrimage
Posted on 15 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The federal government sued a suburban Chicago school district Monday for denying a Muslim middle school teacher unpaid leave to make a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a central part of her religion. In a civil rights case, the department... Read More

FBI Accused Of Violating Muslims' Rights At Mosque
Posted on 23 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Two civil liberties groups have sued the FBI, claiming that one of the agency's former informants was ordered to target Muslims for surveillance when he infiltrated a California mosque. The ACLU of Southern California and the Los... Read More

Teen Detained In Kuwait Sues U.S. Over No-Fly List
Posted on 18 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - (AP) Attorneys for a Virginia teenager have filed a federal lawsuit, claiming he was detained and tortured in Kuwait after being arbitrarily placed on the United States' no-fly list. Lawyers for Gulet Mohamed, 19, argued in their... Read More

Nigeria: Media Mogul Sues Police Over Bomb Arrest
Posted on 12 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ABUJA, Nigeria - (AP) A Nigerian media mogul filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the nation's secret police, accusing investigators of smearing his name by arresting him over his alleged involvement in deadly car bombings that struck the capital. The... Read More