Today in History: Supreme Court rules that burning American flag is a form of protected political protest
- Posted on June 21, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: Supreme Court rules that burning American flag is a form of protected political protest
On June 21, 1989, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled, in Texas v. Johnson, that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected by the First Amendment.
