Texas v. Johnson: Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Johnson in this case.
The Court in a 5-4 ruling said that the Texas law violated the First Amendment as applied to Johnson's act since it determined that the prosecution of Johnson was directly related to expression.
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