Legal Opinion
Curtis Blaine Storey v. Burns International Security Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 9, 2004No. 03-2246PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
Curtis Blaine Storey, a former employee of Burns International Security Services, filed this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., alleging that Burns discharged him because of his national origin and religion. The “national origin” claim is based on his self-proclaimed identity as a “Confederate Southern-American” and his display of the Confederate battle flag in the workplace. As we explain below, his religion claim arises from the same claimed identity, and the design of the Confederate flag. The district court granted…
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