US Supreme Court refuses to ‘Free the Nipple’ in topless women case Reuters -January 13, 2020 11:49 PM 165 Shares 155 WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to “Free the Nipple,” refusing to hear an appeal by three women fined by a city in New Hampshire for exposing their breasts in public who argued that banning female but not male toplessness violates the US Constitution.
The justices left in place a 2019 ruling by New Hampshire’s top court upholding the women’s convictions for violating an ordinance in the city of Laconia that makes it illegal to show female breasts in public “with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple.”
The women – Heidi Lilley, Kia Sinclair and Ginger Pierro – were involved in the “Free the Nipple” movement, which court papers described as campaigns against “sexualised objectification of women” and in favour of women being able to go topless in public if they wish.
Pierro was arrested on a beach on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in May 2016 where she was performing yoga while topless.
Lilley and Sinclair were both arrested days later while topless on another beach where they were protesting Pierro’s arrest.
The three women were given suspended fines of US$100 each, on condition of subsequent good behaviour.
Among the legal arguments made by the women is that any law that punishes women for exposing their breasts while allowing men to go shirtless violates the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which requires that laws be applied equally to everyone.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the ordinance did not discriminate against women, noting that it bars nudity of both men and women.
The different definition of what constitutes nudity is based on “the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity,” that court concluded.
Laconia is located about 40km north of Concord, the capital of New Hampshire
Ya know, just let people dress how they want. Want to be naked, go ahead. Want to become power ranger, go ahead. Want to use gillie camo, go ahead. We need to embrace wokeness and liberal-ness.
Ya know, just let people dress how they want. Want to be naked, go ahead. Want to become power ranger, go ahead. Want to use gillie camo, go ahead. We need to embrace wokeness and liberal-ness.
The ones that show boobies in public isnt the type you think that will.. infact, it's the opposite and it is repulsive..
At first yes, but nothing was ever achieved without sacrifice. Over time, it will become more and more normal for wimminz to show tits in public, then gradually the chio ones will start showing too.
Jan 14 2020, 11:11 AM, updated 6y ago
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