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Texas v. Johnson

Court case
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 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... Wikipedia
Date decided: 1989
Concurrence: Kennedy
Majority: Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Scalia, Kennedy