Article 6ZJB0 Trump news at a glance: president takes on supreme court with order to criminalise flag burning

Trump news at a glance: president takes on supreme court with order to criminalise flag burning

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Trump attempts to go around court's 1989 ruling that right to burn flags is protected speech - key US politics stories from Monday 25 August

Donald Trump has signed an executive order instructing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who burn American flags during protests.

The order on Monday tells the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes such as disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws.

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