Trump Plans to Crack Down on Flag Burning Despite Supreme Court Ruling
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DOJ to prosecute individuals who burn or desecrate the American flag, with penalties including up to one year in jail, asserting that flag desecration is a provocative act that should not be protected under free speech laws.
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- PROSECUTING BURNING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG The White House (.gov)
- Trump to crack down on flag burning, desecration with executive order Fox News
- Trump wants to prosecute flag burners. The Supreme Court has already said that’s illegal. MSNBC News
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