CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's highest court is set to rule on the case of three women arrested for going topless on a New Hampshire beach.
Heidi Lilley, Kia Sinclair and Ginger Pierro are part of the Free the Nipple campaign. They were arrested in 2016 after removing their tops at a beach in Laconia and refusing to put them on when beachgoers complained.
The women appealed to the state Supreme Court after a lower court refused to dismiss the case. A lawyer for the women argued in court that the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The court is expected to rule Friday.
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The women say there's no state law forbidding female toplessness and call the case gender-based discrimination because men don't have to follow the same rules. The law's supporters argue it helps prevent public disturbances.