Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face co

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says college students who wear masks while protesting could violate a Ku Klux Klan-era state law that would escalate a misdemeanor charge into a fourth-degree felony. We’re talking about why Yost wrote the letter to university presidents on Today in Ohio.

Many of the protestors on several Ohio campuses have worn masks, either black-and-white-checkered masks or medical face masks.

In a letter sent Monday to Ohio's public university presidents, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warned of an obscure law that could affect students who were arrested during recent on-campus protests. "In our society, there are few more significant career ...

At universities throughout Ohio, students have protested over the conditions in the Gaza Strip, and some have been arrested.