Prosecuting Burning of The American Flag

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   On 2025-08-25, Donald Trump directed the Attorney General to prioritize enforcement of content-neutral laws against flag burning when legally applicable and directed immigration consequences to the maximum extent permitted by law.

   Operative text of the cited action

   Flag-burning directive confronts binding First Amendment precedent · Directive issued, but Texas v. Johnson and Eichman remain controlling First Amendment precedent.

2. documented
   Superseded · open corrected record

   On 2025-08-25, Donald Trump directed the Attorney General to prioritize enforcement of content-neutral laws against flag burning when legally applicable and directed immigration consequences to the maximum extent permitted by law.

   Operative text of the cited action

   Trump ordered prosecutors and immigration officials to target flag burning · superseded evidence record