You may not know this, but today is a holiday. That’s right: Happy Flag Day! June 14th commemorates the adoption of our national flag.
On this day back in 1777, a resolution of the Second Continental Congress selected an early version of Old Glory as our official U.S. flag. Since then, lawmakers have added more stars – and unfurled dozens of federal flag laws.
Flag laws? That’s right, this country does not take those lovely stars and stripes lightly. So in celebration of Flag Day, here are five flag laws that you may not know about:
Related Resources:
- The Origins of Flag Day (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
- US Flag Pin Gets Man Fired at FL Hotel (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Student Can’t Wear ‘Inflammatory’ Confederate Flag T-Shirts (FindLaw’s U.S. Fourth Circuit Blog)
- Groundhog is a Flag Thief: Caught on Camera at Veterans Cemetery (FindLaw’s Legal Grounds)
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