A new ordinance meant to regulate which flags can fly on the city’s flagpoles is proving more complicated than city officials may have originally thought. The ordinance was developed by the city’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Department in response to a lawsuit against Boston from a Christian group whose flag was not allowed to be raised at Boston City Hall. In Shurtleff v. City of Boston, the Supreme Court found the city had violated Harold Shurtleff’s First Amendment rights by rejecting the flag. According to the Supreme Court, Boston did not have a policy that would limit flag displays to speech by the city.