A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices express support for a Muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a head scarf. Full Story: Samantha Elauf filed her lawsuit after an Abercrombie & Fitch store denied her a job back in 2008. The company said her headscarf violated their so-called "East Coast collegiate image." But civil rights laws, says attorney Eric Baxter, protects Americans against such discrimination. He believes the Supreme Court will side with Elauf. [Eric Baxter, Senior Counsel, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]: "The court was clearly sympathetic to her dilemma. She cannot remove her headscarf for a job interview without remaining true to herself and Abercrombie refused to hire her because she was true to her religious beliefs. Now they're trying to claim they didn't know she was religious. But employees shouldn't have to wear a sign that says, 'I'm religious' before being protected by our civil rights laws." The legal question is w... ( More) | 
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