The Executive Order directs the Department of Justice to "vigorously prosecute" cases of American flag desecration that overlap with existing criminal statutes and mandates that anyone convicted of bu...
Which documented instances of flag burning did the Trump administration cite when issuing its August 25, 2025 executive order directing the Department of Justice to prosecute flag desecration despite Supreme Court precedents Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990)?
Which Supreme Court justice authored the 5-4 majority opinion in Texas v. Johnson (491 U.S. 397, 1989) protecting flag desecration as symbolic speech under the First Amendment?
Under Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990), can the executive branch prosecute flag burning when no incitement to imminent lawless action or other crimes are involved?
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