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Legislation that expands crimes and penalties for 'riots'

A Columbus Police officer aims a pepper spray cannister at a protester's face on May 30, 2020.
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The Ohio House passed a bill Republicans say creates new 'riot-related' crimes and ups penalties for existing ones, while Democrats decry it as an assault on the First Amendment.

The bill was originally proposed in the wake of the George Floyd protests and was among a number of similar bills proposed in other states. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher we catch up on how those bills have fared.

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