Court Issues Revised Opinion In Florida Drivers' License Case

A Florida state court of appeals has issued a revised opinion in a case it decided last September upholding requirements of the state's Motor Vehicles Department regarding drivers' license photos. The Department refused to permit a Muslim woman to be photographed in a veil, but permitted her unveiled photo to be taken by a woman photographer. The revised opinion in Freeman v. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Feb. 13, 2006), deletes references in the original opinion to deposition testimony of the license applicant regarding her beliefs about veiling, but reaches the same conclusion as the original opinion. On Religionlaw listserv, a post by Eugene Volokh discusses the modification in the court's opinion.