Difference between revisions of "Texas v. Johnson"
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| − | In ''Texas v. Johnson'', 491 U.S. 397 (1989), the 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that | + | In ''Texas v. Johnson'', 491 U.S. 397 (1989), the 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that burning an American flag is a form of [[symbolic speech]] protected under the [[First Amendment]] of the United States [[Constitution]]. |
This caused a political uproar and an effort by [[Congress]] to ban flag-burning by statute. That effort was also declared unconstitutional. | This caused a political uproar and an effort by [[Congress]] to ban flag-burning by statute. That effort was also declared unconstitutional. | ||
[[category:US Supreme Court Cases]] | [[category:US Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
Revision as of 12:58, August 13, 2007
In Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), the 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court held that burning an American flag is a form of symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
This caused a political uproar and an effort by Congress to ban flag-burning by statute. That effort was also declared unconstitutional.