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Charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester arrested under mask ban for wearing a kaffiyeh

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Xavier Roa was among first to be arrested under Nassau County's Mask Transparency Act .

The law bans people from wearing masks to conceal their identity in public.

It includes exemptions for people who wear masks "for health, safety, religious or cultural purposes" Roa 's lawyer hails the decision as a "big victory" for his client and "for civil liberties".

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64

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62

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formal

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English

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65

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