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Protests and the First Amendment in a dangerous legal drift
The piece argues the right to protest must endure amid state bills that criminalize assembly and speech. It cites PEN America findings on 82 bills across 32 states, including Minnesota measures on traffic obstruction and critical infrastructure protests. It warns such laws blur lines between civil disobedience and crime, risking labeling peaceful dissent as terrorism.
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George Floyd
Minneapolis
PEN America
Minnesota
North Dakota
Black Lives Matter
Jamar Clark
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
PEN
Nick Zerwas
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Kentucky
New Jersey
United Nations
North Carolina
Susan B. Anthony
Congress