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On This Day: June 21, 1989 – U.S. Supreme Court Rules Flag Burning Is Protected Speech

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On This Day: June 21, 1989 – U.S. Supreme Court Rules Flag Burning Is Protected Speech.

On this day June 21, 1989, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Texas v. Johnson that burning the American flag is a form of political protest protected under the First Amendment. The decision came after Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted for burning a flag during a protest at the 1984 Republican National Convention. The Court ruled 5 to 4 that the government could not prohibit expression simply because it is offensive or disagreeable.

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