Last week, Quebec’s top court rejected Marengo’s request to have the investigation stopped after she claimed it violated her judicial independence. In 2015, Marengo refused to hear a case involving Rania El-Alloul because the latter refused to remove her Islamic head scarf while in the courtroom. Marengo asked the Quebec Superior Court to force the judicial council to end its investigation and lost. She brought her case to the Quebec Court of Appeal, which also ruled against her. In addition to filing a complaint against Marengo, El-Alloul asked Quebec Superior Court to declare Marengo breached her right to freedom of religion, and to declare she had the right to be heard in Quebec court wearing a hijab.

Source: National Post February 27, 2018 18:56 UTC