Federal appeals court overturns Missouri ban on flag desecration
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday
that Missouri's ban on desecrating the American flag is
unconstitutional. On October 20, 2009, Frank Snider was arrested for
violating Missouri Revised Statute 578.095 [text] by shredding an
American flag and tossing the remnants in the street, a Class A
misdemeanor. Upon review of Texas v. Johnson [text], law enforcement
released Snider after eight hours of imprisonment. Snider sued for
damages and was represented...
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