Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Matthew Guariglia & Adam Schwartz
“There has been a crescendo of states attempting to criminalize the wearing of face coverings while attending protests. Now the President has demanded, in the context of ongoing protests in Los Angeles: ‘ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS, NOW!’ But the truth is: whether you are afraid of catching an airborne illness from your fellow protestors, or you are concerned about reprisals from police or others for expressing your political opinions in public, you should have the right to wear a mask. Attempts to criminalize masks at protests fly in the face of a right to privacy.” (06/09/25)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/criminalizing-masks-protests-wrong