American Civil Liberties Union et al., Amici Curiae
Steven R. Shapiro, Counsel of Record
The American Civil Liberties Union is joined in this brief by the North Carolina and Texas chapters of the ACLU. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 17, 2015. The Confederate battle flag was the banner for those who supported slavery and sought to break our Nation apart. It later served as a rallying sign for those seeking to maintain racial separation in all facets of life, from the voting booth to the wedding chapel. While amici agree with the State that the message conveyed by…
