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unusual facts about religious discrimination



Ashcroft v. Iqbal

At issue was whether current and former federal officials, including FBI Director Robert Mueller and former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft, were entitled to qualified immunity against an allegation that they knew of or condoned racial and religious discrimination against individuals detained after the September 11 attacks.


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Association of Muslim Lawyers

The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 are now in force and afford some protection from religious discrimination in the work place.

British Humanist Association

Bryan Appleyard has criticised both the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society for their campaign that the Scouts' Oath of Allegiance is religious discrimination.

Daniel W. Sutherland

He co-authored the book Religion in the Workplace, a book describing federal laws governing claims of religious discrimination in employment settings, which was published by the American Bar Association in 1998.

First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Waldman v. Canada (1999) – religious discrimination in school funding.