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The Constitution doesn't have a problem with mask mandates

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageA protester during an anti-mask rally on July 19 in Indianapolis, Indiana, against the mayor's mask order and the governor's extension of the state shutdown.Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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