Trump signs order that seeks jail terms for flag burning. What does the law in Michigan say?
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Trump’s Flag-Burning Order Faces Constitutional LimitsThe 2025 order targets flag burning linked to violence, despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting it as free speech.
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- President Trump signed an executive order on August 25 aiming to penalize those who burn flags when linked to inciting violence.
- The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that flag burning constitutes political expression protected by the First Amendment in a 5-4 decision.
- Michigan laws banning flag desecration remain unenforced due to the Supreme Court’s precedent protecting such acts.
- The executive order focuses on prosecuting flag burning that incites riots or unlawful acts while claiming to respect constitutional protections.
If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail.— Donald Trump, while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office.
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