PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge has dismissed a nude protester's claim police violated his rights by arresting him while he played violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland. Matthew T. Mglej, 26, of Hillsboro, Oregon, sued the Portland police and the county last January, seeking $1.1 million in damages. He was arrested for indecent exposure in May 2014. The judge said Mglej's nudity didn't advance a specific message, so it wasn't protected.
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