https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v Texas v Johnson en-us 2017-12-13 15:56:32 UTC 2026-03-16 09:19:05 UTC hello@padlet.com colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215940622 The freedom of speech, petition, religion, press, and assembly.]]> 2017-12-13 18:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215940622 colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215941138 Freedom involved: Freedom of speech.
Background: Gary Johnson burned an American flag in front of the city hall to protest President Reagan's policies. He was then arrested for desecrating the flag. Johnson claimed burning the flag was protected by the 1st amendment and it was taken to court.]]> 2017-12-13 18:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215941138 colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215943136 Is burning the flag a type of symbolic speech protected by the first amendment?]]> 2017-12-13 19:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215943136 colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215944666 Court decided that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech used to express beliefs of a political nature, and is protected no matter how offensive it may be to others.]]> 2017-12-13 19:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215944666 colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215945511 The importance of this case is that it established that the offensiveness of symbolic speech is not limited. ]]> 2017-12-13 19:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215945511 colton_powers https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215946576 2017-12-13 19:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/colton_powers/svw7uet353v/wish/215946576