A federal judge has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) not to prevent a protest group from flying a “86-47 flag” near the National Mall in Washington D.C., finding that it could not be seen as a threat against President Donald Trump’s life.
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled on Monday that the flag — which the liberal group Accountability Now USA has flown outside a federal courthouse for months calling for Trump’s impeachment — did not represent a call to political violence and should therefore be protected under free speech grounds.
It comes after the NPS asked Accountability Now USA to remove their signs in April, prompting the group to temporarily remove them before suing the NPS.
The judge’s ruling means the NPS are restricted from removing the flags for 14 days.
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