TEXAS VS. JOHNSON 1989 By: Nick Limon Aliah Medina 7 th.

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TEXAS VS. JOHNSON 1989 By: Nick Limon Aliah Medina 7 th

SUMMARY  In 1984, in front of the Dallas City Hall, Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag as a means of protest against Reagan administration policies. Johnson was tried and convicted under a Texas law outlawing flag desecration. He was sentenced to one year in jail and assessed a $2,000 fine. After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction, the case went to the Supreme Court.

EXPLANATION  Gregory Lee Johnson was in the middle of a protest against the Reagan administration when he burned an American flag and was tried and convicted under a Texas law outlawing flag desecration.  Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag.

PRESIDENT AT THE TIME  Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush

SUPREME COURT DECISION  In a 5 to 4 decision, the Court held that Johnson's burning of a flag was protected expression under the First Amendment. The Court found that Johnson's actions fell into the category of expressive conduct and had a distinctively political nature.

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