“California Civil Rights Department acknowledges ‘caste is not an essential part of Hinduism’ in revised Cisco case brief”, Hindu American, February 6, 2024:
“The California Civil Rights department voluntarily filed a motionĀ in the first weeks of December to amend their complaint against Cisco Systems alleging that caste discrimination occurred at the Silicon Valley tech giant. In a victory for Hindu Americans, the amended complaint removes the erroneous and unconstitutional assertion that caste and caste discrimination is an essential part of Hindu religious teachings and practices.
Commenting on the motion, HAF Managing Director Samir Kalra, Esq. stated:
āWe believe this is a significant step forward in protecting the First Amendment religious rights of Hindu Americans. As we argued in our Motion to Intervene, the California Civil Rights Department is constitutionally prohibited from defining Hinduism or any religion for that matter….ā
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