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Professor Examines Government Response to Protests
Professor Karen Pita Loor works to prohibit blanket curfews restricting First Amendment activity. Her research also looks at the selective use of excessive force in protest policing.
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Government Response to Protests
Professor Karen Pita Loor is working with a California vice mayor to prohibit blanket curfews restricting First Amendment activity. Her work also looks at the selective use of excessive force in protest policing.
January 11, 2021
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Last summer, Boston University School of Law Professor Karen Pita Loor received an email out of the blue from Sophie Hahn, the vice mayor of Berkeley, California, who wanted to learn more about how to protect people’s First Amendment rights during protests. ....

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