Legal Opinion
People v. Craft
Rochester City Court
Decided December 15, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herman J. Walz, J.
On June 21, 1986, defendants participated in a demonstration in Cobbs Hill Park, a public park within the City of Rochester. They removed their shirts and uncovered their chests to protest what they view as sexist and repressive laws which permit men, but not women, to appear with bare chests in public places. The defendants were arrested and charged with violating Penal Law § 245.01, which imposes criminal sanctions on women for exposing their breasts below the top of the areola, in a public place.
Defendants move to dismiss the information on several…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. SantorelliNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Craft v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
- Dydyn v. Department of Liquor ControlConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- People v. DavidRochester City Court · 1989