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21/06/1989 Supreme Court allows burning American flag

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How the Law Protects Flag Burning in the United States

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Texas v. Johnson

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Should Flag Burning be Illegal?

Texas v. Johnson was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag. Justice William Brennan wrote for a five-justice majority in holding that the defendant Gregory Lee Johnson's act of flag burning was protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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    • Background of the case 

    • The Supreme Court's decision 

    • Subsequent developments