Defense Arguments in Flag Burning Case
David Cole, a staff attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights, was one of the attorneys for the defendants in the case argued today. His firm… read more
David Cole, a staff attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights, was one of the attorneys for the defendants in the case argued today. His firm also defended Joey Johnson last year. Because the First Amendment was designed to protect political expression, he argued that the Court’s decision last year in Texas v. Johnson is constitutionally valid. close
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