Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Joey Johnson, a member of the Revolutionary Communist Party Youth Brigade, was the defendant in the Texas v. Johnson flag-burning case. In 1984 ...

In Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Johnson, overturning flag desecration laws in 48 states. The controversial 5-4 decision held that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech ...

Before protesting became “the new brunch,” it spawned a landmark Supreme Court case. Outside the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Gregory Johnson set fire to an American flag.

Texas V Johnson. June 22, 2007 | Clip Of Flag Burning and the First Amendment This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User Clip: Texas v Johnson ...

"I hate the result [in Texas v. Johnson]," Scalia said at a Q&A sponsored by Brooklyn Law. "I would send that guy to jail so fast if I were king," he added, then referring to Gregory Lee Johnson ...

Before protesting became “the new brunch,” it spawned a landmark Supreme Court case. Outside the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Gregory Johnson set fire to an American flag.