Justice still may be blind, but after last Wednesday it will get a better look at witnesses who appear in court in Michigan. Despite the ACLU's opposition, the Michigan Supreme Court has approved revised Michigan Rule of Evidence 611; judges may exert control over what witnesses wear when testifying in court. Specifically, judges may require Muslim women to remove their veils, or niqabs, thus violating a tenet of their faith, or loose their day in court.
Read more on court room attire. And more about Rule 611 and the confrontation clause.
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