On Wednesday, DC Attorney General Peter Nickles found out his office lost in its efforts to get a federal appeals court to revisit the decision to rule against the city in the case over beards worn by first responders in the DC Fire & EMS Department.
“Unfortunately the court denied the rehearing,” Nickles told The Blog of Legal Times. According to Nickles, “Our views as to the health and safety of firefighters and paramedics haven't changed.”
Nickles expects to now fight the battle to prevent the city from having to pay damages to the plaintiffs.
The ACLU's Arthur Spitzer, representing the group of firefighters and paramedics proclaiming religious grounds for keeping their facial hair, is hoping the city is not going to waste its time pursuing this case further.
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