#government-speech

#government-speech

The issue burst into the public discourse after the Orland Flag Society announced it would line a downtown street with U.S. flags on the day of the memorial for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said Orland.News. The day after that memorial, the newly created Mexican Heritage Flag Society submitted its request to Orland that it be allowed to use existing flagpole holes along Walker Street to display Mexico's flag on certain holidays.

Professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom as their in-class instruction constitutes government speech, according to federal judge R. David Proctor.