nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200120-125346-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200117s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200120-125346-0 doi eng 342 23 Collings, Justin Author aut Protecting All the Flags but Not the Freedom of Speech Collings, Justin Verfassungsblog 2020-01-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier According to news reports, Germany’s governing “grand coalition” now wants to extend protected status to the flags of other nations as well. Oddly enough, the Stars and Stripes might soon enjoy more protection in Germany than in the United States. It is not entirely clear what one should make of this curious possibility. It is rather clearer that, if the proposal becomes law, it likely won’t – and shouldn’t – survive judicial scrutiny. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 BVerfG Freedom of Speech Meinungsfreiheit Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/protecting-all-the-flags-but-not-the-freedom-of-speech/ raw object