Section 31-51q

Citation: Section 31-51q
Parent Document: Cotto v. United Technologies Corp., 251 Conn. 1 (1999)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1999-10-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7898264/cotto-v-united-technologies-corp/ ↗

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According to the complaint, the plaintiff took two actions: (1) he “declined to display the American flag”; and (2) he “gave his opinion on the propriety of coercing or exerting pressure on employees to display the American flag.” It is well settled that the freedom of speech is also the freedom not to speak, hence the plaintiffs failure to display the flag was speech pursuant to both the federal and state constitutions. See, e.g., Board of Education v. Barnette, supra, 319 U.S. 624 (finding violation of first amendment rights where state compelled public school students to salute American flag). Moreover, it is undisputed that the government could not compel the plaintiff, or other citizens at large, to display the American flag. See id.

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