Supreme Court rules Boston city hall can't ban Christian flag
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Boston officials cannot prohibit a group from flying a Christian flag at city hall.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Boston officials cannot prohibit a group from flying a Christian flag at city hall.
The justices agreed that the city discriminated against an activist for refusing his request to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall.
(Reuters) — Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by refusing to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at City Hall as part of
The court said the city discriminated against the man based on its own lack of policy for what flags could fly, but said officials were free to change them later.
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that the city discriminated against the activist, Harold Shurtleff, because of his "religious viewpoint."