Nov 29, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump Suggests 'Loss Citizenship or Jail' for U.S. Flag Burners
President-elect Donald Trump Suggests ‘Loss Citizenship or Jail’ for U.S. Flag Burners
The argument for First Amendment protection for flag burners of the American flag was settled in United States v. Eichman on June 11, 1990 following a previous case in 1989 which upheld flag burners protected free speech rights in Texas v. Johnson. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy concurred in the Texas v. Johnson case that the burning of the flag was protected free speech. He wrote the…
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