Grenoble takes on French state as burkini legal row reaches highest court
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZNPY)
Dispute due to go before Conseil d'Etat in municipal bid to allow people to wear any kind of swimwear
The legal row over whether burkinis, or full-body swimsuits, should be allowed in French municipal swimming pools is to go before France's highest administrative court as the city of Grenoble battles the state.
The city, at the foot of the French Alps, has been a the centre of a bitter political row since its Green mayor, Eric Piolle, who leads a broad left-wing coalition, proposed loosening rules on swimwear in outdoor municipal pools.
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