Feds charge veteran for flag burning protest outside White House
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Federal prosecutors in D.C. charged Jan Carey, a military veteran, with misdemeanor counts for burning an American flag outside the White House, following President Trump's executive order urging investigation into flag burning, despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment.
Topics:nation#executive-order#first-amendment#flag-burning#justice-department#law-and-politics#trump
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- Veteran burns American flag in front of White House on day of controversial Trump executive order Fox News
- PROSECUTING BURNING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG The White House (.gov)
- The Supreme Court and flag burning: an explainer SCOTUSblog
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