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Fort Collins, Colorado "Frees the Nipple"

posted by martyb on Saturday September 21 2019, @01:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the freeze-peach dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://kdvr.com/2019/09/05/fort-collins-agrees-to-remove-topless-ban-from-public-code/

Colorado city officials have removed a topless ban from city law that inspired a Free the Nipple lawsuit.

The Coloradoan reported that Fort Collins City Council agreed Tuesday to remove language in the public nudity code that barred women and girls over age 10 from exposing their breasts in public.

City officials say the ban is expected to be removed Sept. 17.

Officials say a district court judge and a federal appeals court have ruled against the policy in the past two years.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by hendrikboom on Saturday September 21 2019, @08:19PM (1 child)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Saturday September 21 2019, @08:19PM (#896908) Homepage Journal

    That Ontario case was about a demonstration pushing for the law to be changed to allow women to bare their breasts in public. And the woman involved had bared her breasts as part of the demonstration.

    She was arrested and charged and convicted. But on appeal, the appeal court rules that in this case the bare breasts were part of protected free speech. It was, after all, done as part of a demonstration.

    So normal baring of breasts was still unlawful. It became lawful only as part of protected free speech.

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  • (Score: 2) by Codesmith on Monday September 23 2019, @02:48AM

    by Codesmith (5811) on Monday September 23 2019, @02:48AM (#897380)

    I believe you are incorrect. The original conviction was overturned by the Appeal Court, and the Government of Ontario did not take the case further to the Supreme Court.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfreedom_in_Canada#Ontario [wikipedia.org] covers the details.

    Private property can be require clothing, as can Provincial Parks.

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