The PBA uses the ”thin blue line” American flag on its website, on its merchandise and at events hosted by the union, which takes place on township property.

Pennsylvania township’s ban of ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag ruled unconstitutional By Louis Casiano, Fox News Published Nov. 14, 2023, 9:31 p.m. ET ...

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TND) — A community resolution banning the display of the thin blue line flag in a Pennsylvania township is unconstitutional, a federal court ruled this week.

"The Township repeatedly suggests that the Thin Blue Line American Flag is of limited, if any, public value or concern because it is ‘offensive' and ‘racist,'" Marston wrote in the court opinion.

Prohibiting the use of the thin blue line flag restricts the free speech of public employees under the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Karen Marston decided.

The "thin blue line" is a term the refers to the police as the "thin line" that divides society between order and chaos. According to the Marshall Project, term was used throughout the 20th century.

Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was killed last week in a hit-and-run on Interstate 84. Council member Rich Bailey (R) asked the town to fly the Thin Blue Line flag ...

READING, Pa. - The City of Reading honored law enforcement at a flag raising ceremony Friday. The Thin Blue Line flag was hoisted to the top of the flagpole in City Park. The flag is a black and ...

Common Council on Tuesday approved a resolution to fly the Thin Blue Line flag at City Hall during National Police Week, but not without some debate among the council members.

A federal court has ruled that a Pennsylvania community's resolution prohibiting the display of an American flag with a thin blue line on all township property is unconstitutional. The ruling ...

File photo: In this Aug. 30, 2020 file photo, an unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally in Kenosha, Wis. A federal court has ruled that a Pennsylvania township cannot ban an ...