Trivia: The 1989 case “Texas v. Johnson” centered around the destruction of what?
A bridge
An American flag
A hotel lobby
A Bible
The correct answer is An American flag
So why is this answer correct? : Outside the 1984 Republican National Convention, Gregory Johnson burned an American flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. The state of Texas arrested and charged him for the desecration of a venerated object, but the Supreme Court overruled the conviction. In a 5-4 decision, the court held that flag burning constitutes a form of “symbolic speech” that is protected by the First Amendment.