In the 1989 decision of Texas v.Johnson,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that _____.

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In the Texas v. Johnson case, the Supreme Court held that burning the American flag is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. This decision overturned the conviction of Gregory Johnson, who had burned a flag outside the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984. The Court ruled that Johnson's actions were expressive conduct and that the government could not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because it was distasteful or unpopular.

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