Patricia Millett, of Akin Gump, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to be U.S. Circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. July 10, 2013. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Sikh Marine recruits don’t have to shave their religious beards during basic training.
Judges Neomi Rao, Patricia Millett and J. Michelle Childs halted a Marine policy barring religious beards during training from being applied against two Sikh recruits who challenged the military branch’s rules earlier this year, saying it likely burdens the exercise of their faith.
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