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Settlement reached after lawsuit claims sergeant forced Muslim inmate to shave beard against religious beliefs

DENVER (KDVR) — A settlement was reached after a lawsuit claimed that a Colorado Department of Corrections sergeant forced a Muslim man to shave his beard against his religious beliefs. In January, ...
The Gazette

Federal judge green-lights trial against corrections employee who had Muslim detainee shave beard

A federal judge agreed on Thursday that a jury would decide whether a corrections officer violated the constitutional rights of an incarcerated Muslim man by requiring him to shave his beard upon ...
The Daily Gazette

Muslim officers sue over beard suspensions and are reinstated

ALBANY — Two Muslim correctional officers in New York were reinstated Tuesday after being suspended for refusing to shave their beards because of religious reasons, the state prisons agency said. It ...
The Forward

Hegseth says ‘no more beardos’ in the military. What about religious exemptions?

“No more beardos,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told an auditorium filled with top military officials. “The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done.” Hegseth, who summoned hundreds ...