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Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

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More than three decades after the Supreme Court said the government cannot prohibit burning or desecrating an American flag because doing so would violate the U.S. Constitution, President Donald Trump is nevertheless ordering prosecutors to punish anyone who exercises their right to free speech in that particular way.