On July 7, 2006, a court in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg struck down a ban on the wearing of headscarves by female Muslim teachers. The case originated when Baden-Wuerttemberg passed a law in 2004 forbidding "outward expressions that undermine the neutrality of the government or peace between political and religious creeds in school." Baden-Wuerttemberg defended the law, arguing that public school teachers needed to show political and religious neutrality, but the administrative tribunal held that the legislation was discriminatory because it applied to Muslim women wearing headscarves and not Catholic nuns wearing veils.


German flag

Learn more about restrictions on Muslim head coverings from the JURIST news archive.

Also on This Day at Law:


Congress passed first land grant act selling public lands to fund state colleges
Canada enacted Official Languages Act