The black and white flag with a Thin Blue Line is seen on the Police Benevolent Association logo. The decision to ban the symbol came after nearly two years of controversy and debate over the issue.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA - AUGUST 20: A flag with the thin blue line, which is used to honor the fallen and the courage of police officers, lies on the boardwalk near the feet of police keeping ...

The “thin blue line” flag’s design is similar to that of the American flag, except its stars and stripes are mostly black and white — not including the bright blue line placed in the middle.

A black and white American flag, a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement, is the closest visual antecedent to the thin blue line flag. Credit... Jewel Samad/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

For some, the “thin blue line” flag is an expression of solidarity with police officers who have lost their lives on the job. To others, the black-and-white American flag with a single blue ...

The Saugus High School football team in Santa Clarita, California, will no longer carry the "Thin Blue Line" flag at games because it is "divisive," the district says.

Township of Springfield, decided by Judge Paul Matey, joined by Judge Anthony Scirica, concluding that the policy was unconstitutional: The "Thin Blue Line American Flag" ("the Flag") is "a black ...

Some of our neighbors, however, flew a different flag that contained similar shapes, but was mostly black and blue. Theirs was a “Thin Blue Line” flag, now a common sight in my neighborhood.

Before the flag came the phrase. The idea of a “thin blue line” can be traced all the way back to a 1854 British battle formation, a “thin red line” used during the Crimean War and then ...

A federal court has ruled that a prohibition by a Pennsylvania community on the display of the American flag with a thin blue line that is supportive of law enforcement is unconstitutional.. The ...

Tom DiSario flew a “thin blue line” flag outside his house in Pataskala, Ohio, nearly every day for 5½ years to honor his police chief son who was gunned down in the line of duty. On Nov. 16 ...

For the next five years, the father flew the flag outside his home to honor his son. Thin Blue Line flags, with their white, black and blue coloring, are often displayed to show support for law ...