For a quick survey of anti-mask laws in the U.S. and their mixed reception in the courts see http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/clippern.htm#ToC54 The law is in flux here. On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
At 1:47 AM 9/13/96, Jim Choate wrote:
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 17:40:19 -0700 From: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>
The article quotes Kozinski as saying "I have a severe problem with anonymous E-mailers . . . You don't have a right to walk up to somebody's door and knock with a bag over your head." The article says Kozinski likened anonymous E-mail to menacing someone.
I guess the esteemed judge doesn't believe in Halloween....
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