California passed a law making it a misdemeanor to interfere with or harass those headed for vaccination clinics. The law creates a 30-foot buffer for protesters and prohibits them from passing out leaflets, holding up signs or counseling anyone without consent. (The Sacramento Bee, October 9, 2021, by Hannah Wiley)
FAC’s David Snyder thinks the new law is unconstitutional in fostering content discrimination, and, with the 30-foot buffer, preventing even civil conversations about vaccines that is lawfully protected speech. (Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 11, 2021, by Rachel Bluth of Kaiser’s California Healthline)