Another Hijab Lawsuit

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Here’s a particularly egregious example of ACLU-radical Islamic collaboration, as a 29-year old Muslim woman files a civil rights lawsuit against San Bernardino police because she was forced to remove her head scarf—when she was arrested and booked for possession of an invalid Metrolink train pass.

A 29-year-old Muslim woman sued San Bernardino County and its sheriff Wednesday, alleging that deputies violated her rights by forcing her to remove the head scarf she wears because of her religious beliefs.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California filed the complaint on behalf of Jameelah Medina in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana — accusing the county and the Sheriff’s Department of breaching Medina’s right to practice her religion as well as a 2000 federal law enhancing protections of prisoners’ religious liberty. She was arrested in 2005 for carrying an invalid Metrolink pass.

Cindy Beavers, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said she could not comment.

“I can tell you that anybody who comes in wearing any type of head covering — they would have to remove it at the time of booking and that would be for security purposes,” Beavers said.

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