Top Hatter’s Barred from Wearing Their Club’s Colors

TOP HATTERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB BARRED FROM WEARING THEIR CLUB’S COLORS AT GARLIC FESTIVAL BY CITY OF GILROY, CALIFORNIA – UPHELD BY NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Location: Gilroy, CA

Wild Bill’s Take:

This case involves a subject near and dear to every motorcycle club – the wearing of the club’s colors at public events. Colors can symbolize the club’s philosophy or some other important aspect of its reason for being. Members proudly wear their colors to promote their sense of unity and identity and to tell the rest of the world what they stand for.

Legal Analysis:

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