US EditionHow covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights
- Protesters believe that wearing masks is integral to their First Amendment rights during protests, as indicated by several protest claims.
- Geoffrey Stone, a University of Chicago law professor, noted that laws banning masks could hinder lawful protest and privacy amid surveillance.
- The issue of mask laws and free speech remains unresolved and has not been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Geoffrey Stone.
- Advocacy groups argue that mask laws serve to protect law enforcement agents from oversight and threaten immigrant rights.
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How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights - The Boston Globe
Many of the protesters who flooded the streets of Los Angeles to oppose President Trump’s immigration crackdown wore masks or other face coverings, drawing scorn from him.
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How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly called for masks at protests to be banned and for protesters wearing masks to be arrested.
There is a big reason behind covering the face: Let us tell you that there is a big reason behind covering the face of an accused while taking him to court. The face of any accused should not be revealed until the charges against him are proven. Because it is possible that the person is not guilty but false accusations have been made against him. In such a situation, if the face of that person who has not committed any crime is revealed in publ…
Many of the protesters who flooded the streets of Los Angeles to oppose President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown wore masks, face coverings, or other face coverings, drawing scorn.
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