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Anti-Topless Ordinance ‘Has Criminalized Being Female,’ Lawyer Says

The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of three women who are challenging an ordinance in the city of Laconia requiring women to cover their nipples in public. Their lawyer, Daniel Hynes, told the court that making this distinction between men and women is like having separate water fountains for whites and blacks.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of three women who are challenging an ordinance in the city of Laconia requiring women to cover their nipples in public. Their lawyer, Daniel Hynes, told the court that making this distinction between men and women is like having separate water fountains for whites and blacks.…