Legal Opinion
Singh v. McConville
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 18, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-0581PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
The plaintiffs Kanwar Bir Singh, Harpal Singh, and minor A.S.G., who are all observant Sikhs, bring this lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense (“DOD”), the United States Department of the Army (“Army”), and three military officials—James C. McConville, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-l, of the Army; Ashton B. Carter, Secretary of Defense; and Patrick J. Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army—alleging various violations of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb, et seq., and the First and Fifth Amendments of…
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