US EditionTrump signs orders ending cashless bail, making flag burning illegal
President Trump signed orders to end cashless bail, targeting jurisdictions with increased violent crime rates after bail elimination, and to prosecute flag desecration linked to inciting violence.
- The executive order states that individuals who burn flags could face one year in jail, with prosecutions required to avoid violating the First Amendment and focusing on cases that incite violence.
- Trump signed an order aimed at ending cashless bail policies in Washington, D.C., but legal analysts questioned the effectiveness of this executive order.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the administration will prosecute flag burning while adhering to the First Amendment, acknowledging the need for careful consideration.
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From the Oval Hall, Donald Trump announced Monday his intentions to criminalize "flagging." According to the president, the bill aims to "restore the respect, pride and sanctity of the US flag." With these statements, Trump revived a debate that the Supreme Court believed had turned out in 1990.
Trump’s Flag-Burning Executive Order Faces Unusual Conservative Backlash Over First Amendment Concerns
I don’t know about you, but few things make my blood boil like seeing the American flag torched. We’ve seen it happen far too often,... The post Trump’s Flag-Burning Executive Order Faces Unusual Conservative Backlash Over First Amendment Concerns appeared first on Patriot Journal.
Jed Rubenfeld: Trump’s Flag Order Is Unconstitutional—for Now
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order titled “Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag.” Under the order, he declared in the Oval Office, “If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail.”Conservatives seem to be of two minds about this one. “This is brilliant from President Trump,” the Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner posted. “If you burn the American flag and hate America you should also leave America and live somewher…
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