Judge Ruling Limits Veiled Woman's License Case
POSTED: Saturday, May 17, 2003
UPDATED: 7:55 pm EDT May 18,
2003
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Muslim woman fighting to get her driver's license back may argue the state infringed upon her freedom of religion and due process rights. 
But Judge Janet C. Thorpe on Friday rejected Sultaana Freeman's argument that Florida violated her rights to privacy and free speech when it took her driver's license last year.Freeman, 34, is suing to get the license back, which has a photo that hides most of her face, except her eyes, behind a veil known as a niqab. She wears the veil for religious reasons.Freeman got the license wearing the veil after she moved from Illinois. But after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles told her to replace the photo.Her attorney, Howard Marks, argued driving is a right and not a privilege, as the state claims, and that Freeman has a constitutional right to wear a veil while driving.
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But Judge Janet C. Thorpe on Friday rejected Sultaana Freeman's argument that Florida violated her rights to privacy and free speech when it took her driver's license last year.Freeman, 34, is suing to get the license back, which has a photo that hides most of her face, except her eyes, behind a veil known as a niqab. She wears the veil for religious reasons.Freeman got the license wearing the veil after she moved from Illinois. But after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles told her to replace the photo.Her attorney, Howard Marks, argued driving is a right and not a privilege, as the state claims, and that Freeman has a constitutional right to wear a veil while driving. Previous Stories:
- January 27, 2003: Muslim Woman Sues To Get Florida ID Card
- July 1, 2002: Judge Allows Muslim Woman's Veiled License Challenge
- June 27, 2002: Muslim Woman Sues Over Driver's License Photo
- February 3, 2002: ID Denied Without Full-Face Photo
Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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