Judge stops anti-mask ordinance
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled a Goshen city ban on
masks unconstitutional, saying it violates the rights of Ku Klux Klansmen
to express themselves and associate anonymously. U.S. District Judge Robert
L. Miller issued the ruling May 4. It was made public by lawyers on the
case Monday. Last June, Goshen enacted an ordinance making it illegal for
anyone 18 or older to wear a mask, hood or other device in public to
conceal his or her identity, except for religious, safety or medical
reasons. Violators were subject to a $2,500 fine. City officials hoped the
measure would discourage the KKK from rallying there. The American Knights
argued that they consider themselves a religion. See full story
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