The Volokh Conspiracy - Three Yale Students Arrested For Burning U.S. Flag:

No, it's not a First Amendment test case; as I understand the facts, the three students went on to someone else's private property and lit their American flag on fire. One of the three students is Said Hyder Akbar, 23, the author of Come Back to Afghanistan.

	[Orin Kerr, April 4, 2007 at 4:22pm] Trackbacks Three Yale Students Arrested For Burning U.S. Flag: No, it's not a First Amendment test case; as I understand the facts, the three students went on to someone else's private property and lit their American flag on fire. One of the three students is Said Hyder Akbar, 23, the author of Come Back to Afghanistan. Related Posts (on one page): ABC News Site on the Yale Flag-Burning: Three Yale Students Arrested For Burning U.S. Flag: