Eichman, which was decided exactly 25 years ago, on June 11, 1990, the Supreme Court once again ruled that burning the flag was an example of constitutionally protected free speech.

Flag burning is one of those culture war issues that raises its ugly head every few years. Back in 1968, Congress passed the Federal Flag Desecration Law after Vietnam War protesters destroyed ...

In 2014, the editors of Thrillist subjectively published its list of the Best & Worst state flags, and unsurprisingly the Cornhusker State finished in 49th place (it edges out only Maryland).

On 11 November 2016, the disreputable Conservative Daily Post web site published an article reporting that Donald Trump would make burning the U.S. flag a treasonous act as his first order as ...

People that burn the American flag should go to jail for one year,” Trump continued. “We’ll see if we can get that done. We’re going to try and get that done.

Flag-burning isn't popular, but protecting dissent is the whole point of the First Amendment. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

"I happen to think if you burn an American flag, because they were burning a lot of flags in Los Angeles, I think you go to jail for one year, just automatic," Trump told the New York Post.

Flag burning may be a deeply unpopular form of political expression, but it is nevertheless protected. That’s actually a sign of the wisdom of our First Amendment, not its stupidity.

WASHINGTON – The burning of a flag in front of the White House led to a scuffle between protesters and President Donald Trump supporters during Independence Day celebrations in the nation's capital.

Flag burning is legal in the U.S., protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court in 1989 ruled that burning the flag as a form of symbolic speech is a constitutional right. That 5-4 decision ...