SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, August 7, 2006: In a major victory for Sikhs in the United States, a San Francisco court has held that the community has the right to build a gurudwara (Sikh place of worship) in their neighborhood. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a Sikh congregation to construct a gurudwara on land allotted for agriculture in Sutter county. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm known for protecting the free expression of religious traditions, had filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the community. “This resounding victory for the Sikh group has nationwide implications for a wide range of cases dealing with religious land interests and it will echo especially loudly in California,” firm spokesman Jared N Leland said.
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