United States DC Circuit

In a Religious Freedom Restoration Act challenge to a city's requirement that firefighters be clean-shaven, summary judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed, where there was no plausible safety justification for the requirement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/07/2008
• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard S. Love, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Peter J. Nickles, Interim Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky, Deputy Solicitor General.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joshua A. Doan, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were William D. Iverson and Arthur B. Spitzer.