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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit by Muslim woman asked to remove veil in court

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A federal judge Monday dismissed a federal lawsuit [JURIST report] filed by a Muslim woman against a judge who asked her to remove her niqab [JURIST news archive] in court. Ginnnah Muhammad had alleged that Illinois small claims Judge Paul Paruk [31st District Court website] said he had to see her face to gauge her veracity and threatened to dismiss her case if she refused to remove her

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).

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