The law, signed Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, expressly allows police to establish 50-foot security perimeters outside houses of worship where protests are not allowed.

Leading Jewish groups hail divisive new law establishing 50-foot protected areas around religious sites, following series of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the ...

At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to a high-profile ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- A group of Republican state lawmakers are proposing an amendment to the constitution that would prevent the state or any political subdivision of the state from closing or forbidding ...