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Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation

Oct. 13, 2021

Law against protests at vaccine sites unconstitutional, suit says

The complaint filed in federal court in San Jose argued that the law essentially bars all types of constitutionally protected speech at every site offering the COVID-19 vaccine.

Law against protests at vaccine sites unconstitutional, suit says
Michael Millen

A California law seeking to stop people from protesting outside vaccination clinics violates the 1st Amendment, according to a lawsuit filed this week.

The complaint filed in federal court in San Jose on Sunday argued that the law essentially bars all types of constitutionally protected speech at every site offering the COVID-19 vaccine.

"I don't know why the state of California feels the only way we can make su...

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