{"id":29539,"date":"2020-08-27T16:36:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T20:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=29539"},"modified":"2020-10-08T14:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:03:52","slug":"louis-j-virelli-iii-says-mask-mandates-are-constitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2020\/08\/27\/louis-j-virelli-iii-says-mask-mandates-are-constitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis J. Virelli III talks to WTSP about constitutionality of masks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:18px\">By Josh Sidorowicz<br><em>WTSP Tampa Bay<\/em><br>Aug. 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/LouisVirelliNewHeadshot-1024x899.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19814\" width=\"149\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/LouisVirelliNewHeadshot-1024x899.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/LouisVirelliNewHeadshot-500x439.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/LouisVirelliNewHeadshot-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><figcaption>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/faculty\/virelli-louis-j\/\">Louis J. 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