Hudson County Courthouse
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The Hudson County Courthouse or Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The six-story structure was originally built between 1906
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Francis Millet, portrait by George du Maurier, 1889
Southwest and northwest faces
Texas v. Johnson
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Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the flag of the United States was protected speech under the
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…William J. Brennan, who had served in the building as Hudson County Assignment Judge from 1947 through 1951. Following the 1989 Supreme Court decision in Texas v. Johnson, which Brennan authored, veterans groups petitioned unsuccessfully to have the name removed, but the Freeholders unanimously voted to retain the name…
Johnson (right) with attorney Kunstler, c. 1989
William J. Brennan, Jr. wrote for the Court's majority.
Protestors burn the American flag during the Ferguson unrest, 2014