Flag Burning Cases
Haggerty], attorneys, defendants, and members of
Congress talked with reporters about the cases. Both cases challenged the
constitutionality of a law passed last year by Congress which makes
desecration of the U.S. flag a crime. Solicitor General Ken Starr
argued in favor of the statute protecting the flag. William Kunstler
argued that flag burning should be protected as an expression of free
speech. Senator Joe Biden D-DE, Representative Don Edwards D-CA, Edward Hasbrouck of the Emergency Committee to Stop the Flag Amendment & Laws, the Defendants and Mr. Kunstler also spoke,
Following the oral arguments in U.S. v. Eichman and [U.S. v. Haggerty], attorneys, defendants, and members of Congress talked with repor… read more
Following the oral arguments in U.S. v. Eichman and [U.S. v.
Haggerty], attorneys, defendants, and members of
Congress talked with reporters about the cases. Both cases challenged the
constitutionality of a law passed last year by Congress which makes
desecration of the U.S. flag a crime. Solicitor General Ken Starr
argued in favor of the statute protecting the flag. William Kunstler
argued that flag burning should be protected as an expression of free
speech. Senator Joe Biden D-DE, Representative Don Edwards D-CA, Edward Hasbrouck of the Emergency Committee to Stop the Flag Amendment & Laws, the Defendants and Mr. Kunstler also spoke, close
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David Blaylock Defendant
- Jennifer Campbell Defendant
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Shawn Eichman Defendant
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Carlos Garza Defendant
- Gregory "Joey" Johnson Defendant
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William Kunstler Attorney
- Dread Scott Artist
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