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In reversal, a MD school district won’t use Eid al-Fitr as makeup day
Maryland’s largest school system has walked back a plan to use the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr as a snow makeup day after facing criticism.
Harford Co. delegates appeal ruling on immunity in bias suit
Two defendants in an ongoing lawsuit over the treatment of a Muslim retirement community project in Harford County are appealing a federal judge’s ruling last month that kept them in […]
Maryland councilman apologizes for posts about Muslims
A Maryland councilman has apologized to the president of a local Muslim council for sharing social media posts some say were Islamophobic and xenophobic.
Rosenberg Martin enters appearance in Harford Co. Muslim case
Attorneys with Baltimore-based Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP began entering their appearance on behalf of Harford County Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit over the completion of a subdivision being marketed as […]
Frosh, brushing off GOP critics, says anti-Trump suits protect Marylanders
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday defended as apolitical efforts to protect Marylanders his office’s legal challenges to President Trump’s restrictions on immigration from majority-Muslim countries, the marketing […]
Lawsuit over Muslim retirement subdivision in Joppatowne going to mediation
The parties agreed to postpone an upcoming hearing on the owner and builder's injunction request.
Group in Md. is recruiting Muslim political candidates
POTOMAC — A newly formed political action committee based in Potomac says it will train 30 Muslim Americans to run for state and local offices in Maryland in 2018 and […]
Washington state’s top lawyer thumps Trump
Washington attorney general declares victory heads news items including a casino dispute, sanctuary-bill foes and a potential new crime in Amarillo.
Justices rule for Muslim denied Abercrombie & Fitch job over headscarf
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court strengthened civil rights protections Monday for employees and job applicants who need special treatment in the workplace because of their religious beliefs. The justices sided […]
Court rules for bearded Muslim inmate
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas can grow a short beard for religious reasons.
New York Muslim group’s libel lawsuit is dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing a Christian organization of defaming a Muslim group in a book that alleged that the Muslim group conducted terrorist training.
ACLU: Muslims face more scrutiny for citizenship
LOS ANGELES — A government program to screen immigrants for national security concerns has blacklisted some Muslims and put their U.S. citizenship applications on hold for years, civil liberties advocates […]
