Lawmakers nationwide tackle new protest laws
How protest laws could change in Oregon and states across the country Lawmakers say they're cracking down on violence, not protests. Critics say the bills would criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment. Tami Abdollah and Virginia Barreda, USA TODAY Published 8:29 pm UTC Apr. 22, 2021 Sen. James Manning Jr. on police reform at the Oregon Legislature Sen. James Manning Jr. on police reform in Oregon ANDY NELSON/THE REGISTER GUARD, Wochit After weeks of Black Lives Matter protests last summer, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided he'd seen enough of agitators, as he called them, w...