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Government Wants To Keep Secrets In FBI Lawsuit
Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has invoked state secrets rules to prevent information from being released in a lawsuit filed by Southern California Muslims who claim the FBI monitored their activities solely because of their religion... Read More

Court Order Blocks Oklahoma Amendment On Islamic Law
Posted on 9 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY - (AP) A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday to block a new amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases. U.S. District Judge... Read More

Lawsuit Seeks To Block San Francisco Vote On Circumcision Ban
Posted on 23 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) An unlikely coalition of Jews and Muslims on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to block a San Francisco ballot measure that would ban the circumcision of male children, a procedure widely practiced by members of both faiths. The case filed... Read More

Feds: Muslims Faced Discrimination At Neb. Plant
Posted on 1 Sep 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

OMAHA, Neb. - (AP) Federal officials say a JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Nebraska should provide Muslim employees with prayer time and not retaliate against workers who ask to pray. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit... Read More

Feds File Legal Brief In Support Of Tennessee Mosque
Posted on 19 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (AP) Federal attorneys on Monday jumped into a court battle over the construction of a Tennessee mosque by offering legal proof that Islam is a recognized religion entitled to constitutional protection. U.S. Attorney Jerry E. Martin... Read More