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PEN America: Puerto Rico Decree on Criminalizing Pandemic Disinformation Unconstitutional
April 10, 2020
NEW YORK, April 10 -- PEN America issued the following news release:

PEN America says while governments are taking dramatic steps, Puerto Rico's governor has crossed a line

PEN America said a decree by the governor of Puerto Rico criminalizing the spread of false information is a First Amendment violation. Nora Benavidez, PEN America's director of U.S. free expression programs, issued the following statement:

"While the threat of COVID-19 may warrant u . . .

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