French mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis, according to the countries highest administrative court, which suspended the bans already in place.<br />The ruling from the state council suspends a single ban in the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, but it's expected to set a precedent for other towns prohibiting full-body swimwear on their beaches.<br />Under French law, temporary decisions can be delivered before the court takes more time to prepare a judgment on the underlying legality of the case.<br />Officials say the ban on the burkini is in response to growing terror concerns after a truck rampage in Nice killed 84 and the stabbing of an 86-year-old priest occurred last month.<br />Earlier this week, photos of police telling a woman on a beach in Nice to remove part of her clothing went viral on social media.<br />Human rights groups allege the ban on the burkini promotes Islamaphobia.
