FORT HOOD -
An Army appeals court has ruled that the Fort Hood shooting suspect, Maj. Nidal Hasan, must have his facial hair shaven or it will be forcibly shaven before his murder trial.
The decision was made Thursday and upheld the military trial judge's decision. Col. Gregory Gross, the judge, properly found that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act doesn't give Hasan the right to have a beard while in uniform at trial.
Hasan said the beard was an expression of his Muslim faith, and his attorneys say they'll appeal the ruling. He faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood that killed 13.
