Labor/Employment,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 5, 2019
First Amendment Doesn’t Cover Bared Baristas
Employees at a Washington state coffee shop will soon have to trade in pasties and g-strings for more modest clothing after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled two local ordinances imposing dress regulations on them were constitutional.
Employees at a Washington state coffee shop will soon have to trade in pasties and g-strings for more modest clothing after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled two local ordinances imposing dress regulations on them were constitutional.
The unanimous opinion published Wednesday in a case brought by Hillbilly Hotties, an Everett, Wash., "bikini barista" coffeehouse, which sued its home city over two ordinances local leaders p...
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