New Hampshire court upholds conviction of three women arrested in 2016 after removing their tops at a beach New Hampshire's highest court has upheld the conviction of three women who were arrested for going topless on a beach, finding their constitutional rights were not violated. In a 3-2 ruling, the court decided that an indecent exposure law in the New Hampshire city of Laconia does not discriminate on the basis of gender or violate the women's right to free speech.
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The Guardian - 9 Feb 2019 05:36
New Hampshire court upholds conviction of three women arrested in 2016 after removing their tops at a beach New Hampshire's highest court has upheld the conviction of three women who were arrested for going topless on a beach, finding their constitutional rights were not violated. In a 3-2 ruling, the court decided that an indecent exposure law in the New Hampshire city of Laconia does not discriminate on the basis of gender or violate the women's right to free speech.
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