Five women are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.
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Read More »December 9, 2021 Comments Off on Women wage Supreme Court challenge to Ocean City’s topless ban
Five women are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.
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Read More »August 24, 2021 Comments Off on Women seek full 4th Circuit review of Ocean City’s topless ban
Saying times have changed, five women urge U.S. appeals court to overturn 30-year precedent and strike down Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.
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Read More »August 4, 2021 Comments Off on 4th Circuit upholds Ocean City’s ban on women going topless
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless while permitting men to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, saying the gender-based ban is substantially related to the important governmental interest ...
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Read More »May 6, 2020 Comments Off on Women will appeal Ocean City’s topless ban
A group of women prohibited from going topless in Ocean City will appeal a federal judge’s decision upholding the Eastern Shore resort town’s statutory ban. Counsel for the women notified the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to ...
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Read More »April 8, 2020 Comments Off on Judge: Maryland beach town can ban women from going topless
A popular Maryland beach town can ban women from going topless in public, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »August 14, 2018 Comments Off on Opponents of Ocean City topless ban ask judge to stay ordinance
The female plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit over Ocean City's ban on female topless sunbathing are seeking an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the ordinance.
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Read More »June 12, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: Lions and tigers and bares – oh my!
In our effort to eliminate wrongful discrimination, have we moved to a place where even a recognition of the differences between the sexes is deemed unlawful?
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