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Under the Constitution

When Johnson was taken under custody, it was brought to attention that this violates Johnson's rights protected by the First Amendment

Background

Texas law stated that you couldn't defile an American flag. So Johnson was sent to a year in jail with a $2,000 fine. The Texas Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. The case was sent to the Supreme Court.

What's the Issue?

A man named Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag as a sign of protest.

He was protesting against President Reagan's administration policies.

Texas

Johnson

Verdict

Johnson won the case because of the rights and liberties granted by the 1st Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in favor of Jonson. They claimed that Johnson's expression of burning the flag is legal according to the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Effects of the Decision

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The consequences of Texas v. Johnson still have effects today, for the issue still remains controversial. On the Constitutional level, Texas v. Johnson has incited several bills proposed by Congress that would prohibit flag burning in the United States on a national level. A law by Congress did manage to get passed, but was eventually struck down by the same five person majority of Justices that tried the Texas v. Johnson cas

Texas vs. Johnson

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