[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Livia

The judge has the final say on what goes on in their court. Political symbols are not to be worn. And political symbols are NOT the same as religious and/or patriotic symbols... no matter which way you spin it.

No one's civil rights have infringed. If the an attorney supported the KKK and wore a badge to court they would also be told to remove it without infringing their civil liberties.

The Judge doesn't seem to have blanketly decided that political symbols can't be worn in his court though. He just didn't want that particular badge to be worn. A different attorney tomorrow could walk into a court room wearing a BLM badge and have no issues because the Judge of that court is fine with it. Or the same Judge might allow an attorney to wear a badge with a different political symbol on it. So to go to the extreme of jailing her for 5 days over what was essentially his personal preference seems a bit extreme to me, and far more disruptive to the case and the court than anything that would have happened had he allowed the badge to remain.
If the right thing to do is to ban all political symbols in courts then they should just do that, but leaving it open to nit picking and sending attorneys to jail as a result is crazy (as well as a waste of public money).

[Northern Monkey]

BLM are a very questionable organisation.It's debatable whether their members have been involved in terrorist acts shooting cops etc.Plus many of them are racist.Also imagine if the case being dealt with in court was for something race related.It would not look like a fair trial if the attorney was wearing a BLM badge.I don't think it should be allowed just as(as said above) a KKK badge would more than likely not be allowed.

[LeatherTrumpet]

What has BLM got to do with politics, its a hashtag rabble of people who mistakenly think policemen are killing black people because they are evil racist murderers?

[bitontheslide]

A judge is perfectly within their rights to set the tone of behaviour within their courtroom. Lawyers know fine well what constitutes contempt and will have been warned/advised if their behaviour was not acceptable. Someone obviously wanted to try the judges patience and suffered the consequences. If they won't accept the rules of the court, they shouldn't be practising.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Makes sense to be fair, a courtroom is no place for political statements.

Bang on Right Chewy

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by Livia

It IS all or nothing.

NO political symbols in court. This has nothing to do with religion or with which team you support. Unless you want the KKK wearing their badges in court.

BLM is not a political movement it's a social justice movement.