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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.
Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to prohibit: (1) destroying or damaging a U.S. flag with the primary purpose and intent to incite or produce imminent violence or a breach of the peace; (2) intentionally threatening or intimidating any person, or group of persons, by burning a U.S. flag; or ...
A history of U.S. laws banning flag burning and other forms of flag desecration, from 1897 to the proposed Flag Desecration Amendment. On Language: Desecration. Column in the New York Times (July 31, 2005) by William Safire on the use of the word desecration in the proposed amendment. Cracking the Flag-Burning Amendment; A Brief History of Flag ...
In extreme cases, such as the burning of the flag, the Supreme Court has ruled, twice, that desecrating the nation’s flag is protected expression by the First Amendment. In the first case, Texas v.
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Pages in category "Flag controversies in the United States" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... Flag on Prospect Hill debate; Flags and Emblems (Display ...