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Justice Dept. Drops Prosecution of Veteran Who Burned American Flag

司法部撤销对烧毁美国国旗的老兵的起诉

Jay Carey with supporters after his arraignment in Washington in September. Mr. Carey had not been charged with flag burning itself but with two misdemeanors related to setting a fire on federal land.

Jay Carey with supporters after his arraignment in Washington in September. Mr. Carey had not been charged with flag burning itself but with two misdemeanors related to setting a fire on federal land.

2026-03-13  991  中等
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The department did not explain its decision to dismiss the case in the filing on Friday, but it came as the government faced a Monday deadline to respond to Mr. Carey’s lawyers as they argued that he was a target of vindictive prosecution for exercising his First Amendment rights.

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