[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well I guess if no pins like this are allowed at all then that's fine but I hope they're not being selective about which are and which aren't

Interestingly further down the article it says this...

Attorney and community activist Kim Akins said she is worried about what happened.

“No one wearing an American flag button, no one wearing a crucifix or a Star of David would be removed, so why this particular statement bothered him so much is bothersome,” she said.

The judge said his ruling is based on Supreme Court case law in which a judge can prohibit symbolic political expression in courtrooms, even if it’s not disruptive.

“There’s a difference between a flag, a pin from your church or the Eagles and having a pin that’s on a political issue,” Milich said.

So a patriotic or religious pin for example would have been fine. I don't see the point in needing her to remove it, personally.