Stephanie Rhodus was breastfeeding her 8-month old son in court when the judge suddenly told her to “cover up,” saying that what she was doing was inappropriate.
“Ma'am, you need to cover up,” the North Carolina judge said, according to a court audio. “For you not to realize that is absolutely ridiculous. Step outside, and cover up right now. Stand up, and go, now.”
Rhodus was in court as a defendant against her mother, the infant’s grandmother.
Rhodus’s mother has custody of Rhodus’s 8-year old son, and was seeking a protective order so that Rhodus couldn’t see him for six months.
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