Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has put his name on two bills that would criminalize disruptive acts of protest. One would make it a misdemeanor if protesters disrupt speakers at an event, while the other would charge protesters who block a public road or bridge with a felony for domestic terrorism.
Activists involved in the protest that saved the Franklin River say the environmental win would not have been possible under today's anti-protest laws.
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Several Australian states have passed new anti protest laws, including NSW, in the past year. The right to protest in Australia is increasingly being erroded.