The Navy can’t force an orthodox Jewish sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to shave his beard, at least until the end of the month, a federal judge has decided.
Judge Grants Jewish Sailor Temporary Reprieve After Navy Orders Him to Shave Beard
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) flies a replica of Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry’s “Don’t Give Up the Ship” flag June 3, 2020. (U.S. Navy/Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Will Bennett)
15 Apr 2021
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily postponed orders a deployed sailor was facing to shave his beard an order he says infringes on his religious rights.
Electrician s Mate (Nuclear) 3rd Class Edmund Di Liscia, a Hasidic Jew aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, was counseled Thursday and ordered to shave his beard by Friday. Di Liscia previously obtained an accommodation allowing him to wear a beard in uniform for religious reasons, but was told by his ship s command that the rule had been overridden.
With Gay Adoption Decision, Will the Supreme Court Erode the Regulatory State?
On the surface,
Fulton v. Philadelphia poses a question about religious conscience but its proponents hope it will enable conservatives to pick and choose which laws they have to follow. April 15, 2021
On the surface,
Fulton v. Philadelphia poses a question about religious conscience but its proponents hope it will enable conservatives to pick and choose which laws they have to follow.
LGBTQ+ Americans appear to owe a lot to the Supreme Court lately. Despite fifty years of right-wing legal training, conservative foundation building, and huge influxes of donor cash, the federal judiciary has for the past two decades rather consistently delivered on queer rights. From same sex marriage to Title VII employment protection rights even the right to be intimate without the police knocking at the bedroom door the Court has found cause to side with gay and trans advocates. It h
The Supreme Court s current term is winding down, but there are still several cases to be decided â and, as with most terms, a controversy over church-state matters looms.
Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia is among the cases still to be decided. It centers on a requirement that private agencies that receive city funding â in this case an adoption agency â do not discriminate against any community they serve, including members of the LGBTQ community. This nondiscrimination requirement applies to both religious and nonreligious organizations. But the adoption service at the heart of the case â Catholic Social Services â refused to comply, asserting that not being allowed to discriminate against gay couples infringed upon its religious beliefs.