A judge is considering if a ban introduced earlier this year violates people's human rights.
The full-body swimsuit is back in the headlines after photos emerged of French police forcing a woman to remove her burkini head-dress on a public beach.
A court in Nice upheld the ban this week, so now it's up to France's Highest Administrative court to make a final decision today.
CBS News Correspondent in Paris, Elaine Cobb, says the argument over the burkini ban is becoming racially divisive.
