Thread: Muslim woman ordered to remove head-scarf in Calif. jail can

The International Court of the 9th Circus strikes again.


Muslim woman ordered to remove head-scarf in Calif. jail can sue
March 17, 2011 1:40 PM

(CBS/AP) SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has unanimously reinstated the lawsuit of a Muslim woman who accused Southern California jailers of violating her religious freedom, when they ordered her to take off her head scarf in a courthouse holding cell.

An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said plaintiff Souhair Khatib had the right to wear the scarf unless jailers can show it was a security risk.

Khatib filed the lawsuit in 2007 against Orange County. She had been jailed for several hours in November 2006 after a judge revoked her probation for a misdemeanor welfare fraud conviction.

A trial court judge and a three-judge appeals court panel previously dismissed the lawsuit, saying holding cells aren't covered by a federal law protecting the religious practices of prisoners.

They held it was impractical in transitory settings such as a holding cell to honor religious practices normally allowed in more permanent institutions such as prisons.

But the 9th Circuit judges rejected that argument while allowing the case to proceed.

The court did say the county can still argue that security concerns required Khatib to remove her head scarf, if it can prove the order "was the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling government interest."

Khatib and her husband had appeared in Orange County Superior Court to ask for an extension of a deadline to complete community service, which was a requirement of their probation. They were jailed in a cell adjacent to the courthouse.

During booking, jailers ordered a tearful Khatib to remove her head scarf, and she spent the rest of her time in the cell covering her head with a vest.

Probation was reinstated later the same day.



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Misdemeanor welfare fraud,take her freedom and her scarf!
Another high class ''Immigrant'' in our midst!

I was watching a show called Jail the other day. They took long clothes from people for good reasons.

This has nothing to do with her religion, it's standard policy to remove anything that can be used as a weapon and a scarf makes a very good weapon. Plus if she or anyone in the same cell were suicidal, etc.

Thats right she should remove her scarf you choke someone with that or she might get depressed and hang herself. Religon or not everybody suspose to be treated the same in the court of law. YEAH RIGHT!! But you know what she will sue and win because our damn goverment is so afraid of not catering to any illegals high class ones to the lowest ones.There are to many people in this country that say OH the are people too. They cant help it if their differant we need to respect their culture.BUT BY GOD THEY NEED TO RESPECT OURS HELL WE WHERE HERE FIRST they come here illegal we didnt ask them to come here but i dang sure know how to tell them how to get out.If they dont like the way they are treated in a court room dadgoneit dont get your ass in trouble and you dont have to worry about how you are treated in court. She dont like how she treated here than why in the hell did she come here? GO HOME and take the rest (mod edit) with ya.

Originally Posted by Newmexican

An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said plaintiff Souhair Khatib had the right to wear the scarf unless jailers can show it was a security risk.

"This is insane, the liberal 9th circus court!" You cannot have anything they do not let you have! They strip you down to nothing and make you spread your cheeks, and that is definitely against my religious beliefs!