Of course the ACLU Asks Court to Reinstate Suspended Driver's License.
Sultanna Freeman, 35, says Florida's insistence on photographing her face violates her religious rights. "I don't unveil ... because it would be disobeying my Lord," Freeman testified Tuesday at the start of her non-jury trial. [Muslim Woman Sues to Wear Veil for License, AP, May 23, 2003]
This is silly--what good is a picture ID, if your face is covered? Freedom of religion doesn't give one the right to a driver's license, which is a privilege granted by the owner of the roads--in this case the government. Freeman's options are to uncover her face, or forgo getting a license. She does not have the freedom to force her whims on others.
[Update: Sultaana Freeman, Islam and Florida Driver's Licenses]