The Department of Justice filed suit alleging Essex County discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer by refusing to accommodate her religiously mandated headscarf in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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United States v. Essex County, New Jersey (D. 2009).
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United States v. Essex County, New Jersey [U.S. District Court, 2009] — The Department of Justice filed suit alleging Essex County discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer by refusing to accommodate her religiously mandated headscarf in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/essex-county/, accessed October 26, 2026).
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Year: 2009 Court: U.S. District Court Outcome:Pending
Holding: The Department of Justice filed suit alleging Essex County discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer by refusing to accommodate her religiously mandated headscarf in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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United States v. Essex County, New Jersey is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2009. The court held that the Department of Justice filed suit alleging Essex County discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer by refusing to accommodate her religiously mandated headscarf in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.