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San Francisco nudity ban upheld in federal court
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 3:58 PM by The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge has cleared the way for San Francisco's ban on most displays of public nudity to take effect on Feb. 1.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled Tuesday that the city ordinance prohibiting adults from displaying their genitals does not violate the free speech rights of people who like going out in the buff.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 last month in favor of the ban that was introduced in response to a group of nudists that regularly gathers in the city's predominantly gay Castro District.
The activists who had challenged the measure also had argued that the ordinance was unfair because it grants exceptions for public nudity at permitted public events such as the city's gay pride parade.
Chen also rejected that argument.
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