United States expressive conductoverbreadthqualified immunity

Snider v. Cape Girardeau

Snider v. City of Cape Girardeau, 752 F.3d 1149 (8th Cir. 2014)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Year2014

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Missouri's flag-desecration statute is facially unconstitutional because it criminalizes a substantial amount of protected expressive conduct, and an officer arresting a person for tearing up an American flag is not entitled to qualified immunity.

Area of Law

General

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