The National Archives and two pro-life activists have reached a deal in a legal case brought after the activists were denied entry to the National Archives Museum.
Security officers denied entry to multiple people, including law student Wendilee Lassiter, into the museum on Jan. 20 because of pro-life messages on their clothes.
The parties said in a joint motion on Feb. 14 that they hammered out an agreement stating, in part, that all defendants, including the Archives, are enjoined from barring visitors from wearing clothing that displays “protest language,” including religious and political speech. The block, which would not apply to clothing “containing profanity,” would be until Jan. 19, 2025, unless a new order were entered….