Tulsa police arrested a woman in line with a ticket just for her "I can't breathe" T-shirt

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35. I hear ya

The article you cited mentions West Virginia v. Barnette, which got the mandatory pledge of allegiance out of public schools. No monetary award, but certainly a meaningful precedent.

Of course, then schools find ways around it, like having a student lead the pledge instead of a public employee, and making it voluntary but letting peer pressure largely compel compliance. But it's certainly better than getting school discipline for not reciting the pledge.

In this particular case, the law is fairly straightforward, if the arrest was based on political speech then it's not constitutional, but as noted, the practical consequence is merely that there's no case against the person arrested. That person may be able to sue and get a small award or at least get the court to admonish the police, but it just don't see it as likely to change their behavior.