Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:action |
Burning_the_American_flag
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:First_Amendment
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
June 21, 1989 Influenced public opinion on flag burning Set a precedent for future cases involving symbolic speech. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
88-155 |
| gptkbp:court |
Constitutional protection of flag burning
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Debate on patriotism
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 21, 1989 |
| gptkbp:events |
Protest at the 1984 Republican National Convention
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
First_Amendment_jurisprudence
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1980s political climate
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Originated_in_Texas_state_court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Texas v. Johnson
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future free speech cases
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Gregory_Lee_Johnson
State of Texas |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Judicial activism Constitutionality of state laws Reinforced First Amendment protections Justices_Rehnquist,_White,_O'Connor,_and_Kennedy |
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
June 21, 1989
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Free speech Strict scrutiny Flag desecration Established protection for expressive conduct Free speech vs. state interests |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Flag Protection Act of 1989
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Attempts_to_amend_the_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Landmark decision
Continues to be cited in free speech debates Examined limits of free speech 491 U.S. 397 Oral arguments presented in 1988 |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_Texas_law
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
Justices Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens, and Scalia |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Protected symbolic speech
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial
Balancing free speech and national symbols |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkb:United_States_v._O'Brien |
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Amendment_rights
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
5-4
|