Court agrees: Tops stay on

New Hampshire’s highest court on Friday upheld the conviction of three women who were arrested for going topless on a beach.

In a 3-2 ruling Friday, the court decided that Laconia’s ordinance does not discriminate on the basis of gender or violate the women’s right to free speech.

Heidi Lilley, Kia Sinclair and Ginger Pierro are part of the Free the Nipple campaign — a global campaign advocating for the rights of women to go topless. They were arrested in 2016 after removing their tops and refusing to put them on when beachgoers complained.