The president wants to prosecute protesters who desecrate the American flag, but his order concedes that such protests are typically covered by the First Amendment.

US president attempts to circumvent 1989 supreme court decision which said flag burning is protected speech

The president wants to prosecute protesters who desecrate the American flag, but his order concedes that such protests are typically covered by the First Amendment.

The US Supreme Court ruling says flag burning is an expression protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution.