Sikh Cadets Object to Wearing West Point ‘Tar Bucket’ - McDermott Will & Emery

Sikh Cadets Object to Wearing West Point ‘Tar Bucket’

Overview


Amandeep Sidhu is one of four pro bono lawyers representing two Sikh cadets at the US Military Academy in litigation which claims that forcing the cadets to wear the famous West Point plumed shako hat, or “tar bucket,” over or in place of their turbans will violate their religious rights.