Asheville Citizen-Times reports:
A South Carolina man says he was forcibly removed from federal court, handcuffed and physically assaulted after refusing to remove headgear worn as part of his religion.
Yahchanan Reames, minister of an Assemblies of Yahweh institution in Bishopville, S.C., said U.S. District Court Judge Martin Reidinger asked him to remove his fez, a tall maroon hat with no brim and a long tassel. ...
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A South Carolina man says he was forcibly removed from federal court, handcuffed and physically assaulted after refusing to remove headgear worn as part of his religion.
Yahchanan Reames, minister of an Assemblies of Yahweh institution in Bishopville, S.C., said U.S. District Court Judge Martin Reidinger asked him to remove his fez, a tall maroon hat with no brim and a long tassel. ...
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