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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a lower court judgesa国际传媒檚 decision to block the city of Everett from imposing a dress-code on the scantily clad coffee servers.

The three-judge appeals panel said wearing skimpy attire, sometimes just pasties and a G-string, to sell espresso at drive-through coffee stands does not constitute free speech protected by the First Amendment.

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- with a file from Stephanie Davey with Black Press Media

The Associated Press

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