Tradition and Going Topless

Authors

Mark L. Movsesian, St. John's University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Essay

Publication Title

Law & Liberty

Publication Date

12-5-2017

Abstract

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Last month, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit handed down an important decision in Tagami v. City of Chicago, the “GoTopless” case, a constitutional challenge to a Chicago public nudity ordinance that prohibits women, but not men, from appearing topless in public. The court upheld the ordinance by a vote of 2 to 1. The debate between Judge Diane Sykes, who wrote the majority opinion, and Judge Ilana Rovner, who wrote the dissent, offers fascinating insight into the role of tradition in constitutional law.

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Originally published at: https://www.lawliberty.org/2017/12/05/tradition-and-going-topless/