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symbolic speech  

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  • Symbolic speech consists of nonverbal, nonwritten forms of communication, such as flag burning, wearing arm bands, and burning of draft cards. It is generally protected by the First Amendment unless it causes a specific, direct threat to another individual or public order. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Symbolic Speech]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DZQV64GK-L

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