Legal practitioners across Africa have for years debated the need to abolish colonial-era court attire, including the use of wigs and robes, as part of efforts to transform their judicial systems.

While solicitors and various other members of the judiciary have waved goodbye to wearing wigs over the years, the peculiar perukes remain a distinctive feature of barristers’ courtroom attire.

MANITOWOC, Wis. (WLUK) -- Individuals who attend future court appearances related to the disappearance of Elijah Vue cannot wear any expressive attire in the courtroom, a judge said Thursday.

Legal practitioners across Africa have for years debated the need to abolish colonial-era court attire, including the use of wigs and robes, as part of efforts to transform their judicial systems. In ...