Worst U.S. Protests Since 1960s Spur States to Pursue Crackdown

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Protest?s CostAnother proposal, by Minnesota state Representative Nick Zerwas, would allow government agencies to sue those convicted of unlawful assembly or obstructing traffic. Eight months earlier, he had enacted the ?bathroom bill,? legislation co-sponsored by Bishop to place restrictions on transgender people, leading businesses and tourists to boycott the state. Many of the bills, which critics say impinge on constitutional freedoms, were filed before Trump?s election in response to Black Lives Matter and oil-pipeline protests. The North Dakota bill that would protect motorists who strike protesters has an inherent flaw, he said. Bishop said he?ll introduce the legislation next week, and said he ran it by McCrory and heard no objection.