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President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting flag burning, an issue he has personally complained about for years, has sparked fierce debate as the Trump administration tries to find legal avenues to prosecute flag burners despite a Supreme Court decision that declared the act protected free speech in 1989.
Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to punish people who burn the American flag, accusing those who do so of displaying hostility and contempt toward the United States.
President Trump's executive order challenges a landmark Supreme Court decision, according to free speech attorneys.
Flag Day was first observed in 1877, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day. Here's what to know about the day.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about President Trump's executive order that seeks to punish people who burn the American flag.
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S.