Tattoos are free speech protected by Constitution, U.S. appeals court rules
Tattoos and the art of tattooing are "forms of pure expression fully protected by the 1st Amendment," a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a challenge to the ban on tattoo parlors in the city of Hermosa Beach.
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Court protects tattoos as free speech
LOS ANGELES —Tattoos and the art of tattooing are “forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment,” a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a challenge to the ban on tattoo parlors in the city of Hermosa Beach, Calif. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the city to allow tattooing in at least some of business areas.
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Appeals court protects tattoos as free speech
Tattoos and the art of tattooing are "forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment," a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a challenge to a ban on tattoo parlors in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
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9th Circuit Rules Tattoos Are Protected Speech
Getting inked is protected speech, and a blanket ban on tattoo parlors by Hermosa Beach, Calif., is unconstitutional, an appeals court has found. In an opinion published Thursday, the 9th Circuit had no trouble deeming tattoos and the business of tattoo parlors forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment.
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Clayton girl says religion encourages piercings, tattoos
A Clayton High School freshman says a school policy that prohibits students from wearing nose rings and other facial jewelry shouldn’t apply to her because she belongs to a church whose members embrace spiritual growth through practices like piercings and tattoos.
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