Board Thread:Introductions/@comment-2188103-20170824160035

Now that according to Daredevil# 25( Vol 3), the US Supreme Court has in its landmark decision (New York v Strugansky) declared that testimony by masked heroes(or who otherwise refuse to disclose their alternate identity even if like say, Thor, they wear NO masks per se)is quite legal, it is worth dwelling on the long term ramifications of this ruling, which to my mind has opened a veritable "Pandora'a Box". Does it only apply to heroes/heroines resident in North America(probably as Canadian Courts- including the country's Supreme court pay close attention to SCOTUS rulings, esp those pertaining to "capes")? What about those heroes/heroines who are from countries which are neither allies or friends of the US(such as its NATO partners such as the UK, Germany and Canada) such as Russia? Does it apply to alien heroes( Silver Surfer, Shi'ar Imperial Guard)? or to supernaturally based ones( not all of them are heroes, such as Dracula, who as ruler of the Vampire Nation is arguably a head of state, just like Dr Doom of Latveria and King T'Challa of Wakanda) or to ad hoc groups such as The Defenders which have no fixed membership roster(unlike the FF,Avengers or X-Men)? What about villains who are trying to reform( Hawkeye, Black Widow, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Wonder Man)? I suppose it had to happen- masked heroes have been around in what is now the Marvel Universe since the 1940s and it's long overdue for the Courts(or the US Supreme Court) to regularize their existence- from "vigilantes" to something akin to duly sworn law enforcement personnel. Anybody think as I do? 