DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House
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The DOJ is dropping charges against a man who burned a US flag outside the White House.
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The Justice Department is moving to dismiss criminal charges against Jan Carey, who was prosecuted for burning an American flag outside the White House. Carey faced two misdemeanor counts in Washington, D.C., federal court related to the flag-burning incident. The DOJ's decision to drop the charges effectively ends the federal prosecution against Carey for the symbolic protest act.
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The Justice Department moved to drop two misdemeanor criminal counts in federal court.
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