The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 2, 2015

Supreme Court Sides with Muslim Woman Denied Job over Hijab 
------------------------------------------------------------


 
In a landmark religious discrimination case, the Supreme Court has ruled
in favor of a Muslim woman rejected from a job for wearing a headscarf.
Samantha Elauf was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch store in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, because a manager objected to her hijab, which violated
the retailer's rules on employee attire. In a ruling supported by eight
of the nine Supreme Court Justices, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote, "An
employer may not make an applicant's religious practice, confirmed or
otherwise, a factor in employment decisions." Only Justice Clarence
Thomas disagreed.

 

.