Where athletic commission’s refusal to allow boxer to wear yarmulke was out of safety concerns, no constitutional rights were violated.
Close-it Enterprises v. Weinberger
407 NYS2d 587, 64 AD2d 686 (2 Dept, 1978)
Lower court judge erred in ordering defendant to remove yarmulke before jury entered, thus causing defendant to leave courtroom out of religious conviction.
Bishena v. Marriott
No. 91-55225, 9th Circuit, 1992
Affirmed the D. Ct – that legitimate reasons for firing. Not discriminatory based on his yarmulke.
Menora v Illinois High School Assoc.
683 F. 2d 1030 (7th cir. 1982)
There is no constitutional right to play basketball.
Closett Enterprises v. Weinberger
64 A.D. 2d 686, 407 N.Y.S. 2d 587 (1978)
The trial judge ordered defendant to take off yarmulke or leave the courtroom. This was error.
Bitterman v. Secretary of Defense
553 F. Supp 719 (DC 1982)
This was a personal pref. He could be ordered not to wear.
Weiner v. Time & Life Inc.
133 Misc. 2d 622, 507 N.Y.S. 2d 784 (S. Ct NY County, 1986)
To say in an article that he didn’t wear yarmulke in certain neighborhoods is not libel.
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