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Trump plans executive order on flag burning: US media report
The order directs review of flag burning cases under existing laws like public nuisance, aiming to enforce penalties without infringing First Amendment protections, officials said.
- President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order to direct the Department of Justice to review cases of flag burning for possible charges, according to NewsNation.
- The goal of the order is to impose penalties for flag burning without violating a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that deemed it protected speech.
- Senator Josh Hawley introduced legislation that would add an additional year to federal sentences for crimes involving flag burning.
- Efforts to amend the Constitution to prohibit flag burning have repeatedly failed, needing a two-thirds majority in Congress.
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Trump to sign order urging DOJ to pursue charges for burning the American flag
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday directing the Department of Justice to bring charges against anyone who burns the American flag.
President Trump Reportedly To Sign Executive Order Related To Burning Of American Flag * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
President Trump reportedly intends to sign an executive order to criminalize specific actions related to burning the American flag. “President Trump is planning on signing an executive order Thursday CRACKING DOWN on those who burn the American flag,” journalist Nick Sortor said. “Trump is ordering the DOJ to attempt to bring charges of disorderly conduct, public nuisance, environmental violations, and more to those who burn old glory in the str…
US President Donald Trump wants to take a tougher stance against burning the American flag. Because it falls under freedom of speech, he will sign an executive order on Thursday directing the Justice Department to consider whether it can be prosecuted under other criminal offenses, such as disturbing the peace. NewsNation reports this.
Trump plans executive order on flag burning: US media report
US President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on flag burning, NewsNation reported, a move that aims to crack down on burning the American flag without running afoul of a 1989 Supreme Court decision that ruled doing so was protected speech.
Trump to sign order seeking charges in certain flag burning cases
President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would direct the Justice Department to pursue charges in certain cases involving the burning of the American flag, according to NewsNation.
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(NewsNation) — President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain actions related to burning the American flag, NewsNation has learned. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where someone burned an American flag and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws such as public nuisance, disorderly conduct or potential environmental violations, two administrat…
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