Linda Boyle: Are mask mandates a First Amendment issue?

By LINDA BOYLE Recently, a federal appeals court in New Jersey shot down plaintiffs’ refusal to wear a mask during a school board meeting in 2022.  New Jersey still had mandatory mask wearing in effect due to the “public health emergency” related to Covid-19. The plaintiffs’ position was they had a protected First Amendment right to decide whether […] The post Linda Boyle: Are mask mandates a First Amendment issue? appeared first on Must Read Alaska.