The War On Nudity, Continued
November, 1991
In the case of Barnes vs. Glen Theater, the Supreme Court has ruled that while nude dancing is protected by the First Amendment, states could demand that dancers wear pasties and G strings in the interest of "protecting order and morality." Chief Justice William Rehnquist, in his brief plurality opinion, did not address whether that interest would allow states to demand the same attire for productions of the opera Salome or the nudity often incorporated into stagings of Terrence McNall...
