red-flag legislation

red-flag legislation
A statute prohibiting the display of a red flag, banner, or device of any color or form whatsoever, in any public place, or in any place of public assembly, or from or on any house, building, or window, as a sign, symbol, or emblem of opposition to organized government, as an invitation to anarchy, or as an aid to propaganda of a seditious character. 47 Am J1st Sedit Etc § 14.

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