Lawyers for a Philadelphia police officer who wants to wear a Muslim head scarf on the job are taking their case before a federal appeals court panel.
Forty-four-year-old Kimberlie Webb has been on the force more than 10 years. A federal judge ruled in June 2007 that the police department did not discriminate against Webb when it forbade her from wearing the head scarf at work.
Webb has appealed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Her lawyers are going before a three-judge panel on Tuesday.
The scarf would cover Webb’s hair, forehead, neck, shoulders and chest. The city says it violates uniform regulations.