Colorado top-free court case: No news is... no news In the February 2018 issue, we reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit had heard arguments on January 17 in the lawsuit against Fort Collins, CO's anti-top-free ordinance. A decision was expected by spring 2018, but the court has not yet ruled in the case. This comes up now because of an article published on December 4 in The Coloradoan and titled, No ruling yet on 'Free the Nipple' topless ban lawsuit against Fort Collins. The court had granted in February 2017 a preliminary injunction against enforcement, pending its decision. The plaintiffs' attorney states that there have been no incidents. The court does not face any deadline and it is not known when it may rule, but the attorney opines that, the longer the injunction remains in place and there are no problems due to women going top-free, the stronger the case in the plaintiffs' favor.

SFFB Board meeting for December 2018 canceled The Board of Directors of South Florida Free Beaches usually meets on the second Saturday of every month at 2:00 p.m. under the North Chickee (thatch-roofed shade structure) near lifeguard tower 15 on Haulover Beach unless another date and time or location is announced. The December 2018 meeting is canceled. Check this space in future issues for 2019 meeting dates. The meetings are open to SFFB sponsors / members, supporters, and invited guests. Prior to setting out, check the upper left-hand corner of SFFB's home page at sffb.com (under Today's Beach Reports) for any change in date, time, or location due to unavailability of Board members or in case of bad weather, when the meeting may take place indoors.