The National Archives acknowledged that its policy “expressly allows all visitors to wear T-shirts, hats, buttons, etc. that display protest language, including religious and political speech.”
The conservative American Center for Law & Justice sued Wednesday on behalf of four March for Life participants from three states who said they were told to remove or cover up sweatshirts, T-shirts, buttons and hats imprinted with pro-life messages.
“Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against the National Archives and Records Administration stating that on the morning of January 20, 2023, the day of the March for Life, several visitors to our museum in Washington, D.C., were told by NARA security officers ‘to remove or cover their attire because of their pro-life messages,’” said the National Archives in an email to The Washington Times.
“As the home to the original Constitution and Bill of Rights, which enshrine the rights of free speech and religion, we sincerely apologize for this occurrence,” said the statement. The statement added, “We are actively investigating to determine what happened. Early indications are that our security officers quickly corrected their actions and, from that point forward, all visitors were permitted to enter our facility without needing to remove or cover their attire. We have reminded all of our security officers at our facilities across the country of the rights of visitors in this regard.”The National Archives wasn’t alone in censoring pro-life messaging on Jan. 20.
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