The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Muslim woman Samantha Elauf, who said she wasn’t hired by Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a headscarf. (The Associated Press)
Re: “Supreme Court’s decision in headscarf case boosts freedom,” June 3 editorial.
Monday’s nearly unanimous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court proves that one dissent makes an opinion but the majority ultimately makes a democracy. While Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissenting opinion reflects what democracy is about, the other eight votes exemplify what the power of 90 percent in a democracy can do.
I am glad that the churned-up complexity in determining the legality of “headscarves” donned for religious beliefs, be it Muslim women or Sikh men who are subject to blatant discrimination, is finally over.
Above all, you cannot be judged as to how you look and what you wear. I hope this rational vindication by the highest court of the law in the United States has a contagious effect globally in boosting freedom.
Atul M. Karnik, Woodside, N.Y.
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