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Anti-Protest Laws: A Chilling Wave of Legislation

Date: May 11, 2021

Republican lawmakers in at least 34 states have introduced bills that threaten the right to protest publicly, expanding liability and increasing penalties in connection with protest-related activity and/or immunizing those who take action against protesters from legal consequences. Can the First Amendment possibly allow such laws?

Republican lawmakers in at least 34 states have introduced bills that threaten the right to protest publicly, expanding liability and increasing penalties in connection with protest-related activity and/or immunizing those who take action against protesters from legal consequences. Can the First Amendment possibly allow such laws?