After five years of litigation and a successful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Will X. Walters finally had his day in court.

In mid-December, a San Diego federal jury considered his claim that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for public nudity at a gay pride festival. He was wearing a black leather gladiator-style kilt—but women at the beach routinely wear far less, he argued.