Judge orders temporary stop to stricter 'nipple law'
For at least a few months, nipples can legally be exposed in Springfield, MO.
A federal judge ordered a temporary injunction in the lawsuit between the City of Springfield and the local Free the Nipple group after the two sides agreed to the terms of the injunction.
The new, stricter indecent exposure ordinance, which outlawed the exposure of any part of the female breast at or below the top of the areola, is not currently enforceable.
However, a narrower indecent exposure ordinance will take its place to make the showing of "genitals, buttocks, vulva, pubic hair or pubic area for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification" illegal in the city.