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flag A New Zealand teen challenges his gang conviction over a cap, citing free speech and racial bias.

flag A 19-year-old New Zealand man, Mana-Apiti Brown, is challenging his 2024 conviction under the Gangs Act for wearing a gang cap at a community event, arguing the law violates his right to free expression. flag His lawyer contends the ban disproportionately targets youth and Māori, and that wearing a cap is akin to supporting sports teams. flag The case, now before the High Court, seeks a declaration that the law conflicts with human rights protections, though the government says such a declaration would not change enforcement and that Parliament was aware of the issue when passing the law.

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