The court made the decision last week in a partial summary judgment – after a lengthy legal battle between bikini baristas and the city over workers’ rights to wear what they want.
Everett is about 30 miles north of Seattle.
U.S. District Court in Seattle found the ordinance violated the Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. and state constitutions.
According to the ruling signed by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez, the ordinance was at least in part shaped by a gender-based discriminatory purpose.
