Flag Protection : A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendment

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides a brief history of the conflict between flag protection and free speech since passage of the Flag Protection Act of 1968, and reviews flag protection decisions of the Supreme Court and eff...

Provides a brief history of the conflict between flag protection and free speech since passage of the Flag Protection Act of 1968, and reviews flag protection decisions of the Supreme Court and efforts to enact a constitutional amendment to allow punishment of flag desecration to the States.

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