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
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
Flag desecration
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Flag desecration is the desecration of a flag, violation of flag protocol, or various acts that intentionally destroy, damage, or mutilate a flag in public. In the case of a national flag, such action
Texas v. Johnson
…Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), 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 First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech. Activist Gregory…
Chinese flag burned by Tibetan protesters in India, 2008
Student activists from the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University burn the flags of China and the US to protest against their encroachment of Philippine sovereignty.
German flags being burned in protest
1956 Revolution Flag flying in front of the Hungarian Parliament Building