The Fourth Circuit Court has recently passed a decision permitting a Virginia school board member to press for attorney fees relating to a judgment rendered in her favor. The lawsuit arose from allegations that the Fairfax County Sheriff had violated the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000. The sheriff’s overstep was said to be due to the woman being photographed without her hijab, as relayed in the judgment. This development is the latest in the line of commitments by courts to protect religious rights under the purview of the First Amendment and related laws.
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