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The Modern Jewish Orthodox school refuses to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, arguing in court that it is a religious institution.

The recruits sued the Marine Corps in April, saying its refusal to grant a religious waiver was arbitrary and discriminatory.

A federal court has ruled that the Marine Corps can't deny Sikhs because of their unshorn beards and hair.

A US court has ruled that Marine Corps cannot deny entry to Sikhs sporting a beard and wearing a turban, in a major victory for three recruits from the community who can now join the elite unit's basic training without having to forfeit their religio

A federal court has ruled that the Marine Corps can't deny Sikhs because of their unshorn beards and hair.

A federal court has ruled that the Marine Corps can't deny Sikhs because of their unshorn beards and hair.

The elite unit argued that Sikh men needed to be ‘stripped of their individuality’ for troop uniformity, according to the court order.

In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans.

Judges from the District of Columbias federal appeals court on Friday cited the Apresent Corps boot camp rule of cutting hair and shaving beards as a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The

Three Sikh men, who fought for an exemption from a Marines grooming rule requiring them to shave beards, won in court