And now Deborah Smith of Poplar Bluff, Missouri has won a $45,000 settlement of her claim that library managers should have been more accommodating of her religious scruples about helping promote the popular Rowling wizard-themed books. The library had offered to let her remain behind the scenes during a special Potter event but said she did have to help. The ACLU represented her. [On Point News]
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This ruling can only mean good things for my recently penned “Shariah, Inc.” business plan. Can anyone recommend a good civil rights attorney one might retain in the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area?
Well, the EEOC already insists that the law requires that Muslims be excused from handling pork products even if that is part of their jobs.
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