Gregory Lee Johnson Case Summary

Brief fact summary of this court is Gregory Lee Johnson burning the United States flag outside of the convention center in Dallas, Texas when the 1984 Republican National Convention just being started. The reason Jonson burned the flag is he wanted to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrested because Johnson was convicted of damage of a respected object that include American flag in violating of a Texas law. More than that, John was argued that his action is “symbolic speech” protect by the First Amendment, and The Supreme Court has to hear his case. “Justice Stevens argued that the flag's unique status as a symbol of national unity outweighed "symbolic speech" concerns, and thus, the government could lawfully prohibit

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