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US Supreme Court Hears Hijab Discrimination Case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a discrimination claim by a Muslim woman who was rejected for a job at a prominent clothing store popular with young people because she wore a hijab. Court justices signaled support for Samantha Elauf.  The nine justices heard a one-hour argument in an appeal brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that sued the company on her behalf. Elauf was 17 when she applied for a sales job in 2008 at...


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