Johnson Back In Civil Rights Row

A man, whose 1989 Supreme Court case affirmed flag burning as protected speech, sued the city of Cleveland on Thursday, along with police officers and conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, for their roles in his arrest when he tried to burn a flag at the Republican National Convention in 2016. The lawsuit claims Cleveland police officers immediately used fire extinguishers and took Gregory Johnson to the ground after officers broke through a “safety circle” of fellow protesters.