Jacket Required

Posted in Access on Monday May 11 2009 @ 6:53am

Courts try to make sure participants look their best -- or at least passable. Signage, flyers, and straight talk send out the message: No Shoes, No Shirt, No Trial.

Now Michigan's highest court will answer the question: can judges dictate how witnesses dress?

The case at hand involves a Muslim woman who refused to remove her veil for religious reasons vs. a judge who cites the confrontation clause. (Antigone, anyone?)

Michigan's large Muslim population makes this something more than a lone test case. See Michigan Supreme Court Considers Dress Rule, AP, Chicago Tribune (May 11, 2009).

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