Modesto adopted the mask ordinance in 2019 at the request of the Police Department ahead of a planned straight-pride rally.

Presidents have invoked this throughout history -- but normally not against the wishes of local leaders except to enforce federal law.

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Months of legal battles may have an end in sight as Washington state agrees to new stipulations in a clergy abuse reporting ...