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Petition For Writ Of Certiorari, Bellecourt, Et Al., V. City Of Cleveland, 544 U.S. 1033, 125 S. Ct. 2271 (2005), Kevin Francis O'Neill, Terry H. Gilbert

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Deciding an important question of Federal Free Speech law, the Ohio Supreme Court has recognized a fire safety justification so easy to invoke that it may be used to punish virtually every instance of flag burning and effigy burning - thereby undercutting this Court's decision in Texas v. Johnson, and creating a question of first impression that requires this Court's review and correction.