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According to [1], the answer seems to be yes by and large.

[1]: http://gotopless.org/topless-laws

I think we all know in practice they would be arrested in most states, even if there were no eventual charges. (Similar to what would happen in Iran)

Why is this being down voted? Do readers of this board really think a woman chess player from Papua New Guinea would be allowed to participate in a chess tournament on American soil if she refuses to conform to the US cultural norm that requires a woman cover her upper body when outside the home?

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