Of course it is. That’s their entire job. It’s why the judiciary exists in the first place, to interpret laws. Any law, no matter how matter how inconsequential or major, is going to be submitted to hostile judicial review where every word is going to be abused to its maximum. Have you read the CROWN Act? It’s insanely short, basically a sentence or two surrounded by a bunch of legal boilerplate. That sentence is not very explicit and the authors of this law did not do their due diligence in writing it, in my opinion.
That’s all beside the other important topics like the “conformity is required” superintendent, or the judge. This judge is a republican, and it is highly likely they read this maliciously. It’s Texas, which means his presence can’t be helped, or it would just be some similar asshole who would read it the same way.
So, how could this have been prevented? Simple. Add the word “length” to the text of the CROWN Act. Even better, spend some time doing research and have conversations with communities that have been adversely affected by discriminatory dress codes and use that information to build a comprehensive, explicit set of criteria listed in the law. That’s just effective lawmaking and the less flashy part of what we should demand from our elected reps in addition to their policy positions.
Of course it is. That’s their entire job. It’s why the judiciary exists in the first place, to interpret laws. Any law, no matter how matter how inconsequential or major, is going to be submitted to hostile judicial review where every word is going to be abused to its maximum. Have you read the CROWN Act? It’s insanely short, basically a sentence or two surrounded by a bunch of legal boilerplate. That sentence is not very explicit and the authors of this law did not do their due diligence in writing it, in my opinion.
That’s all beside the other important topics like the “conformity is required” superintendent, or the judge. This judge is a republican, and it is highly likely they read this maliciously. It’s Texas, which means his presence can’t be helped, or it would just be some similar asshole who would read it the same way.
So, how could this have been prevented? Simple. Add the word “length” to the text of the CROWN Act. Even better, spend some time doing research and have conversations with communities that have been adversely affected by discriminatory dress codes and use that information to build a comprehensive, explicit set of criteria listed in the law. That’s just effective lawmaking and the less flashy part of what we should demand from our elected reps in addition to their policy positions.