In Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) that laws against burning or otherwise desecrating the American flag were considered unconstitutional.
The Court held: “Recognizing that the right to differ is the centerpiece of our First Amendment freedoms, a government cannot mandate by fiat a feeling of unity in its citizens. Therefore that very same government cannot carve out a symbol of unity and prescribe a set of approved messages to be associated with that symbol.”
The only speech not protected in this manner is speech that breaches the peace, speech that incites “imminent lawless action,” according to Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969). This was Charlottesville, for example.
The NFL’s game operations manual says that “all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem.”
It also says: “Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.”
The NFL is waiving such discipline after a weekend in which Commissioner Roger Goodell, owners of teams, players and others reacted forcefully to comments made Friday by President Trump, who said at a campaign rally in Alabama that owners should fire players who refuse to stand for the national anthem as a means of protest.
“We also believe our players have a right to express themselves,” Lockhart said.
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