Legal Opinion
Singh v. McHugh
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 13, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1906PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON United States District Judge
Plaintiff Iknoor Singh is a rising junior at Hofstra University and an observant Sikh. In accordance with his religion, plaintiff does not cut his hair or beard, and he wears a turban. He has endeavored to enroll in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (“ROTC”) program run by the United States Army at his university, but his religious practices do not conform to Army uniform and grooming standards. Plaintiff sought a religious accommodation that would enable him to enroll in ROTC with his articles of faith intact, but…
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