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Appeals court upholds banning American flags over highways

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The flags on the overpasses in Martinez are documented on this site and continue to be untouched by Caltrans - so CHP has no right to bother any peace banners anywhere when the flags have been up for MONTHS!
Posted on Thu, Mar. 13, 2003

Appeals court upholds banning American flags over highways
By Howard Mintz
Mercury News

With public debate over war in Iraq at a critical stage, a federal appeals court today made it clear that California transportation officials cannot allow the American flag on highway overpasses without also allowing anti-war protesters and others to post signs bearing political messages.
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