North Carolina Republicans are pushing legislation that would remove the state’s health exemption to laws banning masks in public, citing protestors’ wearing them in pro-Palestine campus rallies. If the state GOP’s “Unmasking Mobs and Criminals” bill passes, North Carolina would become the first in the country to make it illegal to avoid infectious diseases like Covid-19—which people can also get while protesting—by masking in public.
North Carolina’s Protest Crackdown Now Includes A Ban On N95s
Julia Métraux, Mother Jones
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 3:12pm
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