4 d. ago Ashli Babbitt who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6 and was killed is offered full military funeral honors

Ashli Babbitt was wearing a Trump flag like a cape when she was shot and killed during the Capitol riot

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5 d. ago Military veteran detained after burning American flag in protest at Trump’s executive order

A military veteran was detained after burning an American flag outside the White House in protest of Donald Trump's executive order.

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6 d. ago MAGA really wants it to be legal to burn a Pride flag, while Trump wants jail for American flag burners

Right-wing commentators claim those defacing LGBT+ emblems held to different standard than those burning American flags

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6 d. ago As Trump targets flag burning, vandals in Cape Cod are tearing down Old Glories on bridge honoring Afghan war hero

The president’s signed the executive order allowing the prosecution of individuals who burn flags despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that said desecrating flags was protected

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7 d. ago Trump’s war on the First Amendment is likely to plant a burning flag back on the Supreme Court steps

Trump is picking a fight he knows he can’t win, writes John Bowden. Does he want to provoke protests or merely rile up his supporters against liberal judges?

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7 d. ago Trump unveils extreme punishment for anyone who dares to burn the American flag

The order directs the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals who 'desecrate' the flag along with detaining and deporting immigrants who are accused of flag burning.

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7 d. ago Trump signs order to criminally charge those who burn US flag in protest

US president attempts to circumvent 1989 supreme court decision which said flag burning is protected speechDonald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who burn American flags during protests.The order tells the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes like disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of biggest challenges to the First Amendment in decades

Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

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7 d. ago Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of the biggest challenge to the First Amendment in decades

Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

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1 week ago Trump to sign order directing DOJ to criminally charge flag burning despite being protected speech

Trump pledged to ban flag burning through constitutional amendment, if necessary, in 2024

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