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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

  • Ohio's Attorney General Dave Yost informed public university presidents about a law from 1953, declaring misdemeanor-level gatherings in disguise as a felony offense.
  • Yost advised students about the concise law that prohibits uniting to commit a misdemeanor while wearing disguises like white caps or masks.
  • Violating the "anti-disguise" law can result in a fourth-degree felony charge, $5,000 in fines, and five years on community control, as outlined by Yost.
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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio’s public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests. In a letter Monday, Yost told presidents at Ohio’s public, four-year universities that a 1953 law makes misdemeanor-level gatherings “while wearing w…

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Masked student protesters could face felony charges under anti-KKK law, Ohio attorney general warns

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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

Ohio's top lawyer has advised the state's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings while protesting the war in Gaza.

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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

Ohio's top lawyer has advised the state's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings while protesting the war in Gaza.In a letter sent Monday, after weeks of pro-Palestinian campus protests around the country, Republican Attorney General Dave Yost advised the presidents of Ohio's 34 public, four-year universities — which his office represe…

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