Boston Christian Flag Opposition Falls Flat at Supreme Court (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed primed to rule against Boston for refusing to allow a conservative Christian organization to fly a flag in front of city hall under a program that allows third parties to do so temporarily.

Most justices at Tuesday’s argument seemed to think Boston had created a “public forum” when it opened up a flagpole under the program, curtailing government control over the “speech” that takes place there. Even the city acknowledged it would lose if that interpretation held up.

“If by miscommunication the flagpoles were deemed a public forum, the city acknowledges it cannot exclude religious ...