17 September 2012
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Artistic license? Jury set to decide.

onmilwaukee: From the Milwaukee Journal, August 18, 1991.

Goldberg said, “People by and large do not want to see the flag burned, but the Supreme Court recently said it’s protected expressive conduct because it has a message to convey.”
But Assistant District Attorney Michael Steinhafel argued during a motions hearing last week that the same protection would not extend to someone who ignited a flag and then threw it at someone.

Artistic license? Jury set to decide.

onmilwaukee: From the Milwaukee Journal, August 18, 1991.

Goldberg said, “People by and large do not want to see the flag burned, but the Supreme Court recently said it’s protected expressive conduct because it has a message to convey.”

But Assistant District Attorney Michael Steinhafel argued during a motions hearing last week that the same protection would not extend to someone who ignited a flag and then threw it at someone.

(Source: jesuschristallin)