A Real Law Suit
September 30, 2009
New York lawyer, Todd Bank, felt it would be perfectly appropriate to attend a court session wearing jeans and a baseball style hat. He was told by the judge that he was not dressed properly for a courtroom and the court clerk asked him to remove the cap. Bank sued them both stating that the first and fourteenth amendments give him the right to wear what he pleases. However, he is incorrect, because a courtroom is a “staid environment” which allows the judge to set reasonable limitations on behavior.
A New York lawyer was in a legal dispute
On the amendments he thought he was astute
The judge said by no means
For people to wear jeans
In the courtroom, attorneys must follow suit
Tags: lawyer showed up in jeans and baseball cap, New York lawyer, staid environment, Todd Bank
Posted on: September 30, 2009
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2 Comments
DBT
September 30th, 2009 at 5:24 am
Well done!
Sally
September 30th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Can it be a zoot suit? Or just a snoot(y) suit? The point may be moot, unless the judge gives a hoot… (which it seems he did in this case!)
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