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Judge orders $100K in damages for fired Muslim trooper

tn.gov

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The State of Tennessee will pay $100,000 in damages to a Highway Patrol trooper fired because of his Muslim faith.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell issued the order this week.

Last year, Campbell ruled the state Department of Safety discriminated against De'Ossie Dingus because of his religion. Dingus was fired in 2010 after being dubbed a budding terrorist without any proof.

Campbell initially awarded Dingus a symbolic $1 in damages, but in April a federal appeals court said that award was "wholly inadequate.”