9th Circuit Revives Equal Protection Claims against San Diego Police in Pride Festival Public Nudity Arrest

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has revived a constitutional case against the San Diego Police Department by Will X. Walters, who was arrested for “public nudity” at the 2011 San Diego Pride Event while wearing what the trial court described as “a gladiator-type black leather loincloth.”  U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo had dismissed his Equal Protection claim on March 11, 2014.  His appeal took exactly two … <Read More>