Sikh-American Army Officer Wins Ability to Serve with Beard, Turban - McDermott Will & Emery

Sikh-American Army Officer Wins Ability to Serve with Beard, Turban

Overview


Amandeep Sidhu, as counsel for the first Sikh-American to receive a religious accommodation while already actively serving in the US Army, called the action in response to the soldier’s lawsuit “historic” and expressed the hope “that the US military will finally move past protracted, case-by-case religious accommodations and recognize that the time for permanent policy change is now.” Read the full article.