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Bill de Blasio exploits coronavirus to attack the First Amendment

By Nicole Russell
Published April 1, 2020 6:46pm ET
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Bill de Blasio exploits coronavirus to attack the First Amendment
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio calls on a member of the press at City Hall, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. | (Richard Drew/AP)

The coronavirus isn’t just a threat to public health. It might even pose a threat to the First Amendment, too.

On Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that if churches and synagogues violate the city’s “shelter-in-place” order, they could be shuttered permanently.

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