In 1992 New York State 's highest court accepted 14th Amendment arguments and struck down the provision in New York 's `` Exposure of the Person '' statute that made it illegal for women to bare their chests where men were permitted to do so .
In 1992 , New York State 's highest court accepted 14th Amendment arguments and struck down the provision in New York 's `` Exposure of the Person '' statute that made it illegal for women to bare their chests where men were permitted to do so .