Rhode Island never needed an anti-masking law for law enforcement. Until now.

By: Ira Belkin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 837

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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I never imagined that one day we would see a group of federal law enforcement agents in America demand the right to hide behind masks and unmarked vehicles while carrying out routine enforcement activities. As U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, District of West Virginia, recently wrote:

“Across the interior of the United States, agents of the federal government – masked, anonymous, armed with military weapons, operating from unmarked vehicles, acting without warrants of any …

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