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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
Johnson (right) with attorney Kunstler, c. 1989
William J. Brennan, Jr. wrote for the Court's majority.
William J. Brennan, Jr. wrote for the Court's majority.
Protestors burn the American flag during the Ferguson unrest, 2014
Protestors burn the American flag during the Ferguson unrest, 2014
Flag Desecration Amendment
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The Flag Desecration Amendment is a proposed addition to the Constitution of the United States that would allow the U.S. Congress to prohibit by statute and provide punishment for the physical "desecr
Texas v. Johnson
…and struck down the Flag Protection Act as violating the First Amendment. In the years following the ruling, Congress several times considered the Flag Desecration Amendment, which would have amended the U.S. Constitution to make flag burning illegal, but never passed it. The issue of flag burning remained controversial…
It remains an open question whether flags such as this one, which contains corporate logos in place of the fifty stars, would fall under the amendment
It remains an open question whether flags such as this one, which contains corporate logos in place of the fifty stars, would fall under the amendment.