Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Appeals judge: Stripping may be ‘offensive,’ but it’s not ‘depraved’
“Erotic, completely nude dancing is offensive to many people. It is not, however, so ‘base, vile, and depraved’ that it shocks the conscience.”
- Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt writing on California’s indecent exposure law and whether it punishes conduct that meets the federal standard for moral turpitude.