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EEOC accuses Greyhound of discrimination based on religious garment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Greyhound Lines Inc. of religious discrimination in a lawsuit Tuesday for failing to accommodate the beliefs of a bus driver. The Dallas-based company allegedly […]
Delegates remain defendants in Harford religious discrimination case
A federal judge has maintained conspiracy and discrimination claims, among others, against two Republican state delegates in a lawsuit over a Muslim retirement community in Harford County.
Harford Co. files counterclaim in Muslim retirement community lawsuit
Harford County is accusing the developers of a Muslim retirement community of using the religious discrimination lawsuit they filed last year to distract from their refusal to comply with county regulations, according to court filings.
Judge orders Harford County to issue some permits for controversial subdivision
A federal judge Friday ordered Harford County to issue permits for 14 completed homes in a Joppatowne subdivision being marketed as a retirement community for Muslims, finding the county's refusal to do so was motivated in part by the "active and vile racist animus" expressed by some members of the community.
Federal judge to rule next week on controversial Harford Co. development
A federal judge will rule next week on whether to order Harford County to issue relevant permits and allow a subdivision to continue construction in Joppatowne.
Harford Co. employees say anti-Muslim bias had no role in building-permit denials
Harford County employees told a federal judge Wednesday that anti-Muslim bias played no part in the county's denial of permits for an ongoing subdivision being marketed as a retirement community for members of a sect of Islam.
Witness: Harford Co. town hall meetings on proposed Muslim community a ‘lynch mob’
When attorney Albert J.A. "Jay" Young attended a town hall meeting in Joppa in September, he wore ripped jeans and a baseball cap so he could sit among attendees and hear what they were saying about a retirement community his clients were marketing to members of their sect of Islam.
Delegate grilled by judge over role in Harford Co. development holdup
A federal judge questioned a state delegate Monday on his motivations for organizing town halls and sending letters to Harford County officials urging them to cease issuing permits to a retirement community being marketed to Muslim buyers.
Settlement offer looms in Harford Co. Muslim development dispute
Despite talk of a settlement offer in the lawsuit over a retirement community being marketed to Muslim buyers in Harford County, the parties continue to spar in letters to the court and accuse each other of being uncooperative.
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.
Lawsuit seeks injunction to continue Harford Co. development marketed to Muslims
The owner and builder of a townhouse subdivision in Harford County marketed as a retirement community for Muslims are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction requiring the government to […]
EEOC alleges Elkridge business withdrew employment offer to Jewish applicant
A delivery logistics company is facing a federal religious discrimination lawsuit for allegedly rescinding a job offer to a Jewish employee who could not work on Rosh Hashana. Tzvi McCloud […]
