June 21, 2006
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Texas v. Johnson was a decision by the Supreme Court of the US that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag. The opinion of the court came down as a controversial 5-4 decision, with the majority opinion written by William J. Brennan, Jr. The question the Supreme Court had to answer was this: "Is the desecration of an American flag, by burning or otherwise, a form of speech that is protected under the First Amendment?" What arguments did the Justices make?
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