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"Akin to a Confederate flag": The fraught history of the "thin blue line" American flag A man held a flag with a thin blue line at a vigil for five police officers killed in Dallas in 2016.
A federal court has ruled that a prohibition by a Pennsylvania community on the display of the American flag with a thin blue line that is supportive of law enforcement is unconstitutional. The ...
But we previously rejected that argument because speech concerning "'Black Lives Matter,' ' Thin Blue Line,' and anti-mask-mandate masks," comments on political or social concerns of the community.
A police officer is murdered, and the town council in Wethersfield votes against a request to fly the American flag alongside with the “thin blue line” flag that honors police.
The “thin blue Line” flag — a symbol of public support for police — has been banned from public areas within the Los Angeles Police Department after a complaint about the flag being ...
Creators of the flag "have attempted to usurp something patriotic from our flag to advance their agenda," says the letter writer.
Letters to the Editor: Soybeans belong in soup, not fuel tanks. Thin blue line shouldn't go through Old Glory. It's time for a change from DeWine.
The Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas within police departments this week over a complaint that the flag represented "violent, extremist views." LAPD ...
(AP) – A federal court has ruled that a Pennsylvania community’s resolution prohibiting the display of an American flag with a thin blue line on all township property is unconstitutional.
The thin blue line flag, sometimes also called the Blue Lives Matter flag, has a deep and complicated history. Illustration by Joe Cruz.
A black and white American flag featuring a thin blue line has sparked debate, discussion and conflict for more than a year in Springfield Township.
A federal court has decided that a resolution prohibiting the display of an American flag with a thin blue line on all township property in a Pennsylvania community is unconstitutional.