President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for one year in jail for protesters that burn the American flag. This comes amid five days of protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles and smaller ...

President Donald Trump wants to prosecute flag burning, but can he make that happen without violating Supreme Court precedent? Trump contends it’s possible in an Aug. 25 executive order that instructs ...

Forty-one years ago, Gregory Lee Johnson poured kerosene all over an American flag and lit it on fire outside of Dallas City Hall. The flag had been given to Johnson by another protestor at a ...

On Aug. 25, 2025, Trump signed an executive order titled "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag." That executive order aimed to prosecute, when possible, anyone caught burning an American flag, ...

At City Hall, Johnson lit the flag as protestors chanted "Reagan, Mondale, which will it be? Either one means World War III" and "Ronald Reagan, killer of the hour, perfect example of U.S. power." ...