Explore the intersection of federal flag laws, First Amendment protections, and key legal cases on flag desecration, advertising, and Confederate flags.
The Flag, National Anthem, and Pledge of Allegiance are all symbols of our nation, but did you know these symbols are governed by a detailed set of federal laws? These laws define the flag’s appearance, how it must be flown, and how it must be treated and respected, as well as how we stand during the Pledge and for the National Anthem.
In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi takes you on a fun, interesting journey through the federal laws related to our national symbols, with a look at cases involving flag desecration and flag burning and the First Amendment.
We also explore the First Amendment and the challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance’s phrase “one Nation under God.” We look at a series of cases involving the flying and display of the Confederate flag and its constitutionality.
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Founding Partner at One, LLP
Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One LLP and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark, and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Peter graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
