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France's top court set to rule on burkini ban

People hold a banner reading "No to the ban on burkinis" in front of Port-Leucate city hall in Leucate, southern France

France's highest administrative court will decide Friday whether to overturn bans on wearing the full-body burkini swimsuit which have sparked controversy at home and abroad.

The State Council has heard arguments from the Human Rights League and an anti-Islamophobia group which are seeking to reverse a decision by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet to ban the Islamic garment.

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