Legal Industry News
September 2, 2010
McDermott Will & Emery Joins Forces with Sikh Coalition to Secure Victory in Fight for Religious Liberty in U.S. Army
McDermott Will & Emery LLP, lead counsel for Mr. Simran Preet Singh Lamba, has succeeded in its efforts to secure for Mr. Lamba the right to maintain his religiously-mandated turban, beard and hair while serving in the U.S. Army, making him the first enlisted Sikh Soldier to be so accommodated by the U.S. military in over 30 years.
Recruited by the Army in 2009 through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program for his language skills in Punjabi and Hindi, Mr. Lamba was initially advised by an Army recruiter that his Sikh articles of faith would likely be…
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