Legal Opinion
Craft v. Hodel
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 4, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-3558-WDPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
Over thirty years ago, Justice Douglas predicted “[n]o one would suggest that the First Amendment permits nudity in public places.” Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 512, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1323, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498 (1957) (Douglas, J., dissenting). This case presents the precise question Justice Douglas regarded as beyond suggestion: Whether, and if so, where, when and how the Constitution compels the government to allow nudity in public.
The plaintiffs are women who contend that a National Park Service regulation (the “Regulation”) 1 prohibiting public nudity —…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
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