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2 unusual facts about Cross burning


Cross burning

On November 6, 2008, a Hardwick Township, New Jersey family who supported U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign found a charred wooden cross on their lawn, near burnt remnants of a "President Obama - Victory '08" banner which had been stolen from their yard.

In February 2010, an interracial Nova Scotia couple living in Hants County discovered a cross burning on their lawn, along with a noose.



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Virginia v. Black

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion stating, "a state, consistent with the First Amendment, may ban cross burning carried out with the intent to intimidate."

Justice David Souter argued that cross-burning, even with the proven intent to intimidate, should not be a crime under the R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul precedent because of "the statute’s content-based distinction."