Federal appeals court rules Boston can refuse to fly religious flag at city hall
JURIST
JANUARY 26, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Friday that the city of Boston did not violate the First Amendment when it denied a private group’s request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole at the city hall. Over the course of the last 12 years, the city approved 284 flag-raising events in connection with various cultural celebrations, such as the gay pride flag, country flags and organization flags.
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