Court "Finds Through Its Own Research That There Is a Basis in the Quran" for Head Coverings

by Eugene Volokh
Volokh Conspiracy Blog
May 12, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1396/court-finds-through-its-own-research-that-there

Excerpt:

I blogged last week about a Georgia judge's refusal to let a Muslim man wear a kufi (a sort of cap) in court. The man believes the headgear is religiously required, and the Georgia judicial system's announced policy is to allow religious headgear — whether Muslim, Jewish, or related to any other religion — but the judge nonetheless didn't let the man wear the cap.

Now the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the judge has changed his mind:

"The Court finds through its own research that there is a basis in the Quran for both men and women to cover their heads as a religious observance," Judge James T. Chafin wrote in an order obtained by the AJC. "Accordingly, the Court will permit the defendant to wear his hat in the courtroom as a valid religious observance."

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