At 05:30 PM 5/17/99 -0700, Jim McCoy wrote:
>At 04:30 PM 5/17/99 -0700, Dave Del Torto wrote:
>>Second Question: can anyone cite/remember any other federal court decision
>>that protects one's right to remain anonymous (other than those protecting
>>victims or people in federal witness protection programs, etc)?
>
>
>Talley v California
>362 US 60
>[...]
>There was another case in the mid-90s similar to this which made it up to
>the Supremes. Either way, this particular decision was nothing new... As
>always, IANAL.
McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission - a 1995 case, IIRC.
The article Dave was looking for follows -
Ban on Masks Called Unconstitutional (SF Daily Journal, 5/11/99)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - 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.
US 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 religions, 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, and
their national leader, the Rv. Jeffrey Berry, testified that members
conceal themselves because they are sinners in God's eyes.
The group also said many members wear the hoods to remain anonymous and to
reduce the risk of retaliation.
Indiana was a Klan stronghold in the 1920s. THe state had 10 active
chapters in 1997, according to KlanWatch, a national group that monitors
KKK activity.
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