First Amendment Protects Right to Use Nudity as Protest (There, a Pro-Trans Protest) in Public
Reason Magazine • 2/27/2026
Summary
The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects the right to use nudity as a form of protest in public. This decision pertains to a pro-trans protest, although other courts have disagreed on this issue.
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