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Biden Revives FACE Act Amid Church Protest Controversy

1/21/2026

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The Biden administration has revived the FACE Act to prosecute protesters obstructing abortion clinics and religious services.
Conservatives seek to apply the FACE Act to leftist activists who disrupted a church service in Minneapolis.
The Trump administration previously pardoned FACE Act convicts.
The current Justice Department is investigating the church incident.

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Story summary

The Biden administration has revived the FACE Act to prosecute protesters obstructing abortion clinics and religious services.
Conservatives seek to apply the FACE Act to leftist activists who disrupted a church service in Minneapolis.
The Trump administration previously pardoned FACE Act convicts.
The current Justice Department is investigating the church incident.