A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...

Gov. Hochul is backing a statewide ban on wearing masks in public, and in some ways, we understand why. But there are too ...

Gov. Hochul's mask restriction proposal aims to combat crime, but raises concerns about the civil rights of protesters.

In this season, most religious gatherings conduct a mask check as a license to be present. The mask constitutes a key contemporary evidence of Christian decency. A mask-free person in a Christian ...

Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes.

Joseph appealed, focusing on his claim his religious freedom ... that his religious beliefs were burdened by the County’s mask requirement, and because the County had a compelling interest ...