The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...

Former President Donald Trump recently revived his call for jail sentences for anyone who desecrates the American flag ... Despite having these rights ensconced in the Bill of Rights and ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Trump suggested a bill on Sunday ... D.C., burned our American flags,” he said. Burning the American flag is protected under the First Amendment, dating back to the ...

“You burn an American flag, you’ll go to jail for one year.” The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on the issue in 1989, deciding in ...