The first amendment protects freedom of speech, but does it give somebody the right to burn the flag? Gregory Lee Johnson was sentenced one year in prison and was fined $2,000 for burning the U.S flag at a convention in Dallas in 1984. The Texas vs. Johnson case was taken to Supreme Court and the court has determined that burning the flag is a criminal offense, they also had to prove how it isn’t related to the first amendment, and how prohibiting the desecration of the flag was narrowly tailored to furthering this interest.
Freedom of speech is protected by the first amendment and it basically means anyone has the right to speak their mind or express it. When Johnson doused the national flag in kerosene and lit it on fire, Texas saw it as
Freedom of speech is protected by the first amendment and it basically means anyone has the right to speak their mind or express it. When Johnson doused the national flag in kerosene and lit it on fire, Texas saw it as