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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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Wikipedia:
American Flag Desecration in the United States
Constitutional Conflicts: Flag Burning & Other Acts Deemed Disrespectful of American Symbols An examination of the flag burning issue.
First Amendment Center: Flag Burning An overview, FAQs, and cases and resources on the issue.
Links:
Google Directory: Flag Desecration
Open Directory Project: Desecration
Wikipedia: Flag Protection Act
About.com: Flag Burning Laws: History of U.S. Laws Against Flag Burning
Oyez: Whitney v. California A brief summary of the case with links to the written opinion.
Whitney v. California — Further Readings Overview of the case.
Text of the case:
FindLaw: Whitney v. California
Legal Information Institute: Whitney v. California
Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire (1942)
Oyez: Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire A brief summary of the case with links to the written opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Text of the case:
FindLaw: Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire
Legal Information Institute: Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Justia: Chaplinsky v. State of New Hampshire
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)
Oyez: West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette A brief summary of the case with links to the written opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Overview of the case.
University of Virginia: Religious Freedom Page: West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette
Wikipedia: West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette
United States v. O’Brien (1968)
Oyez: United States v. O’Brien A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: United States v. O’Brien
Wikipedia: United States v. O’Brien Encyclopedia article.
Text of the case:
FindLaw: United States v. O’Brien
Legal Information Institute: United States v. O’Brien
Justia: United States v. O’Brien
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions: Texas v. Johnson Resources include background summaries, key excerpts of the majority opinion, and a diagram of how this case moved through the court system.
Oyez: Texas v. Johnson A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
Texas v. Johnson — Further Readings Overview of the case.
Text of the Case:
Legal Information Institute: Texas v. Johnson
Yahoo Directory: Texas v. Johnson Links.
United States v. Eichman (1990)
Oyez: U.S. v. Eichman A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
United States v. Eichman — Further Readings Overview of the case.
PBS: Burning the American Flag: U.S. v. Eichman
Text of the case:
FindLaw: United States v. Eichman
Legal Information Institute: United States v. Eichman
Justia: United States v. Eichman
Commentary on Texas v. Johnson
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Flag Burning
Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion: Flag Desecration, Religion and Patriotism By Muriel Morisey, Temple University Beasley School of Law.
The Economics of Desecration: Flag Burning and Related Activities By Eric Bennett Rasmusen,
Indiana University, Department of Business Economics & Public Policy.
Symbolic Counter-Speech By Howard M. Wasserman, Florida International University, College of Law.
Symbols, Signals, and Social Norms in Politics and the Law By Eric A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School.
Congressional Research Service Reports: Flag Burning
YouDebate: Pros and Cons of the Right to Burn the Flag
ACLU Pro-Con: Would amending the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the desecration of the US flag limit free speech? Pro and con positions stated.
The Flag Burning Page Resources on the debate.
News Articles:
LexisNexis News: The Flag Burning Debate.
First Amendment Center: Flag Burning
Editorial Cartoons:
Professional Cartoonists Index: Flag Burning
CSL News Cartoons: Flag Burning
Cartoon Bank: Flag Burning Cartoons from the New Yorker magazine (not editorial cartoons).
Citizens Flag Alliance A group favoring amending the Constitution to outlaw flag burning.
American Civil Liberties Union: Flag Desecration A group opposed to the amendment.
The New York Times: On Language: Desecration By William Safire.
New York Times Obituary: William Brennan
Encyclopedia Articles:
Answers.com: Justice William Brennan
Encarta: Justice William Brennan
Wikipedia: Justice William Brennan
InfoPlease: Justice William Brennan
Anthony Mcleod Kennedy — Further Readings A biography.
PBS: Supreme Court Watch: Justice Anthony Kennedy
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Answers.com: William Rehnquist
Oyez: Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: William Hubbs Rehnquist
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Yahoo Directory: Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Google Directory: William Rehnquist
Open Directory Project: William Rehnquist
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Wikipedia: Justice John Paul Stevens
Oyez: Justice John Paul Stevens
Links:
Google Directory: John Paul Stevens
Open Directory Project: John Paul Stevens
Yahoo Directory: John Paul Stevens
Flag Burning and Free Speech: The Case of Texas v. Johnson By Robert Justin Goldstein.
Texas v. Johnson: The Flag-Burning Case By J. Anthony Miller.
