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"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"

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the case was accepted for review by the supreme court and oral argument were heard in march 1989. the supreme court released a controversial 5-4 ruling which upheld the appeals court decisions.

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the case was originated during the republican national convention in 1984. Johnson was part of a group that had gathered to protest Reagan's policies, doused an american flag with kerosene and lit it on fire in front of the Dallas City Hall

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The Texas appeals court agreed and overturned his conviction. Unsatisfied with the decision, the state of Texas, appealed the ruling to the United States Supreme Court.

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Texas v. Johnson was a landmark Supreme Court case decided in the year 1988 by the Rehnquist Court. The case attempted to resolve the question of whether the desecration of an American flag was a form of speech that was protected under the First Amendment right to free speech.

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The U.S Supreme Court, in a controversial 5-4 decision, held that burning the American flag was symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment and affirmed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' reversal of the appellant's conviction for flag desecration.

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Arguments on each side of the case (Johnson) 

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In an appeal, Johnson argued that burning the American flag was symbolic speech and protected by the First Amendment.

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Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag.

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A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear his case.

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The chief justice for Texas, V. Johnson's court case was William Brennan.

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The Supreme court agreed with the chief justice, which he argued that Johnson should not be prosecuted for burning the american flag because he is protected by the First amendment, which protects his actions as a "symbolic speech," or "freedom of speech."

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Texas v. Johnson was a decision by the supreme court of the United States that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag enforced in 48 of the 50 states.

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Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas.