On June 24, 2025, in Kudrovo, Russia, streamer Stepan Scoffy was arrested during a live Twitch stream. The arrest followed a ...

Four teens could face more than a decade in prison if hate crime charges are brought after they vandalized "Pride" flags in ...

Ark., reintroduced legislation Friday proposing a constitutional amendment allowing federal lawmakers to pass legislation ...

Johnson decision protected flag burning as a form of "expressive conduct" under the First Amendment, and the 1990 United States v. Eichman case overturned a federal law criminalizing flag desecration.

CEDAR RAPIDS — An eastern Iowa lawmaker is promising to fight “with a fiery passion” to protect the American flag from desecration in light of a federal court ruling in ...

Form your own opinion about the constitutionality of desecrating our nation’s flag, bearing in mind that decisions by the SCOTUS become “the law of the land” applicable in all 50 States.

Yale University condemned the “desecration” of a menorah near its campus after a Palestinian flag was placed on it over the weekend, as pressure on top universities to address a rise in ...

Thrown out in 1989 Flag desecration laws came into vogue in the late 1800s, generally to protect the U.S. flag from commercial or political misuse. By the 1930s, most states had adopted similar laws.

First, Indiana's flag desecration law ("A person who knowingly or intentionally mutilates, defaces, burns, or tramples any United States flag, standard, or ensign commits flag desecration, a Class ...

The controversial 5-4 decision held that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech, which is protected under the First Amendment. Therefore, any laws prohibiting flag desecration are unconstitutional.

Defence Minister Anita Anand says she’s “disturbed” by images circulating online, in which a man can be seen draping the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a flag. The flag, a blend of both ...