While his suit violates the Flag Code way past Peter Fonda's motorcycle in Easy Rider, he's so cool that I'll give him a pass for standing up for civil liberties.
OTOH, Secretary of Defense Pete Kegsbreath using a flag kerchief/pocket square symbolically wipes his nose with the stars and stripes is an incompetent disgrace.
The same way Brits use robes and wigs, I think it would be fitting for American lawyers to dress in flag suits, flag aviators, and a formal Afro.
https://archive.ph/fKfYc
Did they pay his attorney fees? Article didn’t say.
While his suit violates the Flag Code way past Peter Fonda's motorcycle in Easy Rider, he's so cool that I'll give him a pass for standing up for civil liberties.
OTOH, Secretary of Defense Pete Kegsbreath using a flag kerchief/pocket square symbolically wipes his nose with the stars and stripes is an incompetent disgrace.
This trial just concluded today.
Previous discussions about this case got a lot of attention from HN, so I was surprised to not see any post about this today.
Previous discussions:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35284187
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36827566