Total Ban on Tattoo Parlors Unconstitutional

The 9th Circuit recently held that a total ban on Tattoo Parlors by the city of Hermosa Beach is a violation of the 1st Amendment.  "We hold that tattooing is purely expressive activity fully protected by the First Amendment," wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Jay Bybee.  "And that a total ban on such activity is not a reasonable `time, place, or manner' restriction." 

Hmmmmm, I wonder if Judge Bybee is sporting a tattoo or two himself?