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In ''Texas v. Johnson'', 491 U.S. 397 (1989), the 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that there is a constitutional right under the [[First Amendment]] to burn the American flag.

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]]