Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Strengthened First Amendment protections
Unconstitutional law |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law
89-202 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
496 U.S. 310
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Published in law reviews |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 11, 1990 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
April 17, 1990
|
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Influenced public policy debates
|
| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
Gregory_Lee_Eichman
|
| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
gptkb:Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Vietnam War era
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Followed_Texas_v._Johnson_ruling
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Eichman
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future flag desecration laws
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Justice_Byron_White Constitutionality of laws Justice Harry Blackmun Expanded free speech protections |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:First_Amendment Set precedent for future cases Affirmed the right to free speech Flag desecration Invalidated_federal_law |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Landmark decision
Available in legal archives Summary available in legal databases Discussed in constitutional law courses Analyzed free speech versus government interests Influenced public opinion on flag desecration Relevant to discussions on patriotism Critiqued_by_legal_scholars |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_the_Flag_Protection_Act
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr. gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_David_Souter |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Protected symbolic speech
First_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Texas_v._Johnson
Symbolic speech Implications for future legislation |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:team |
Legacy in free speech jurisprudence
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
5-4
|