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"Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
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Facts:
In 1984 a man name Johnson, participated in a protest near
the Repbulican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. At the end
of the protest Johnson poured kerosene on an American flag and
set it a flame. Several witnesses not participating in the protest
were very offended at Johnson's actions. At the time Texas had
a statute which made it a crime to desecrate a state or national
flag. Johnson was charged under this law. He appealed, arguing
that the law was an infringement on his First Amendment right.
Such as those expressing political opinions.
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