Civil Liberties
Related: About this forumNo religion should ever be exempt from protest here in America. That would be against the Constitution.
msongs
(74,083 posts)Deuxcents
(27,540 posts)Another bill in the legislative package, introduced by Jewish Council Speaker Julie Menin, addresses protests outside houses of worship and passed in City Council with a veto-proof supermajority.
Mamdani said in his statement that the bills updated language, which narrowed its scope and effect from the initial proposal, quelled his constitutional concerns. He wrote, however, that he disagreed with Intro 1-Bs framing of all protest as a security concern.
By declining to endorse Intro 1B, the mayor further demonstrated his commitment to protecting New Yorkers First Amendment rights, and his refusal to endorse what is quite simply bad policy, Sasson wrote.
https://www.jta.org/2026/04/24/ny/zohran-mamdani-vetoes-school-buffer-zone-bill-against-wishes-of-major-jewish-groups