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2024-10-28 02:59:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AFD9427E6CBECEBA046DEE7B88459243FB77D09AD144D82F01C3BF74AC3108A1
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Original Note:
Donald Trump is incorrect. In Texas v. Johnson (1989), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the Flag of the United States is protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech. https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-texas-v-johnson#:~:text=The%20majority%20of,suppressing%20free%20speech https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/free-speech-flag-burning_1.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson#:~:text=Texas%20v.%20Johnson%2C%20491,speech%20and%20political%20speech https://www.oyez.org/cases/1988/88-155#:~:text=In%20a%205,prohibitions%20of%20speech https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/491/397
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