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  2. United States Flag Code - Wikipedia

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    The flag should never touch anything physically beneath it. [9] An urban myth claimed that if the flag touched the ground, it had to be destroyed under the Flag Code; however, it has been affirmed by the American Legion and state governments that this is not the case. [10] [11] The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery.

  3. From the archives: When the American flag broke Wilmington law

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    According to an article in the Sept. 22, 1990, edition of the Wilmington Morning Star, the president of Gas World gas stations in the city wanted to fly 375-square-foot American flags over his ...

  4. All-American Flag Act to require federal government to buy U ...

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    U.S. flags flown over federal buildings, draped over coffins of fallen soldiers to be 100% made in America under All-American Flag Act.

  5. Flag protocol - Wikipedia

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    A flag protocol (or flag code) is a set of rules and regulations for the display of flags within a country, including national, subnational, and foreign flags. Generally, flag protocols call for the national flag to be the most prominent flag (i.e, in the position of honor), flown highest and to its own right (the viewer's left) and for the flag to never touch the ground.

  6. Smith v. Goguen - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, sided with Goguen, and ruled that the statute was too vague. The Court partially relied on prior decisions which prohibited states from compelling people to salute the flag: "neither the United States nor any State may require any individual to salute or express favorable attitudes toward the flag."

  7. NJ lawyer tossed out of town council meeting for waving ...

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    A New Jersey lawyer was tossed out of a town council meeting by cops last week for waving an American flag to protest a “stupid” new rule that bans so-called “props” from being used during ...

  8. Flag Desecration Amendment - Wikipedia

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    The Flag Desecration Amendment (often referred to as the Flag-Burning Amendment) is a proposed addition to the Constitution of the United States that would allow the U.S. Congress to prohibit by statute and provide punishment for the physical "desecration" of the flag of the United States.

  9. Texas v. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech.