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The legal filing alleges that although many officers had performed their jobs successfully for years while wearing facial hair, CDCR adopted a revised facial hair policy last year, forcing officers to shave their beards or lose their jobs, said U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, who leads the DOJ's Eastern District of California in Sacramento.
The legal filing alleges that although many officers had performed their jobs successfully for years while wearing facial hair, CDCR adopted a revised facial hair policy last year, forcing officers to shave their beards or lose their jobs, said U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, who leads the DOJ's Eastern District of California in Sacramento.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday challenged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for its denial of religious exceptions for correctional officers of various faiths, including Sikhs and Muslims, who wear facial hair as an expression of their faith.
WOLFE CITY -- On Friday, three jars were filled with soil collected about half a mile out from downtown Wolfe City, near the historical marker that indicates where the old
Researchers heralded the 2020 presidential election as having record turnout, with two-thirds of eligible voters casting a ballot. Yet, people overlook how this calculation excluded 5.1 million potential voters. Currently, 48 states deem some residents ineligible to vote if they have a felony conviction. No matter how long ago that conviction occurred, or how the personâs life may have changed since, states restrict their right to participate in elections. While there is a growing trend toward modifying state laws to make voting easier for those with felony convictions, other states rema...