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Litigation

Jul. 16, 2005

Woman's 2000 Islamic Burial Provokes Legal Controversy

LOS ANGELES - Though she died five years ago, an Islamic woman's burial continues to provoke controversy about religious freedoms and family rights, and it may force the state appellate courts to set rules regarding exhumation, a disconcerting and little-understood area of law.

By Dan Evans
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Though she died five years ago, an Islamic woman's burial continues to provoke controversy about religious freedoms and family rights, and it may force the state appellate courts to ...

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