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Shurtleff, et al. v. City of Boston, Massachusetts, et al.

Ruling by

Stephen G. Breyer

Lower Court

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Lower Court Judge

Bruce M. Selya

concurring Judge(s)

Brett M. Kavanaugh
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.
Neil M. Gorsuch
Because Boston did not sufficiently maintain control over the flag-raisings on its city hall flagpole they were not governmental speech and its refusal of a Christian flag constituted impermissible discrimination.



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