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    NORTH CAROLINA RV DEALERSHIP PLANTS ITS FLAG

    With the Fourth of July approaching, skylines and neighborhoods will be dotted with American flags.  This widely known symbol of patriotism and pride can sometimes lead to legal issues.  Take, for example, the 40×80-foot American flag flying above the parking lot of Gander RV (formerly Camping World) in Statesville, North Carolina.  CEO Marcus Lemonis publicly refused to take the flag down, despite increasing fines for its alleged violation of a city ordinance limiting the size of flown flags.   Statesville passed the relevant ordinance in an effort to prevent the growing practice of displaying Confederate flags.  Lemonis, and others, objected that the ordinance applies to flags of any kind, even…