Top court in France rejects burqini ban, saying it insults 'fundamental freedoms'

The court said the bans "seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the fundamental freedoms to come and go, the freedom of beliefs and individual freedom."

By Doug G. Ware

France's top administrative court, the Conseil d'État, on Friday overturned a ban on conservative swimsuits, called burqinis, in the Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet. The court said the ban is illegal and unjustified. File Photo by Hadrian/Shutterstock

 PARIS,-- France's top administrative court on Friday scuttled a controversial ban on Islamic-style beachwear for women, known as burqinis, in one coastal town on the French Riviera -- and advocates hope several others will follow.
The Conseil d'État in Paris struck down the ban in Villeneuve Loubet, which enacted its ban on Aug. 5, and rejected the notion that they are too closely associated with terrorism.