KENNEDY v. BOWSER

No. 15-7143.

843 F.3d 529 (2016)

Manu KENNEDY, Appellant v. Muriel BOWSER, Mayor of Washington, District of Columbia, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Seymour , Washington, DC, and Shannon C. Leary , Silver Spring, MD, argued the cause for the appellant. Gary M. Gilbert , Silver Spring, MD, was on the briefs.

P. David Lopez , General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jennifer S. Goldstein , Associate General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis , Assistant General Counsel, and Philip M. Kovnat , Attorney, were on the brief for amicus curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in support of the appellant.

Stacy L. Anderson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, argued the cause for the appellees. Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General, were with her on the brief.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge Griffith.


Manu Kennedy was a fireman with the District of Columbia (District) Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (Department). He had a beard. Department policy required him to shave it. Because of a medical condition, however, he could not do so without discomfort and infection. He asked the Department...

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