Texas+v.+Johnson+(1989)

= __**Texas v. Johnson**__ = The Texas v. Johnson case occurred in 1989 when Ronald Reagan was President. Gregory Lee Johnson was protesting the policies of the Reagan administration when he doused an american flag in kerosene and lit it on fire. Witnesses said that they were seriously offended even though no person was hurt or injured. He was charged with desecration of a venerated object. The supreme court determined that Johnson's actions were symbolic speech protected by the first amendment.

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