Texas v. Johnson Precedents:

1. U.S. v. O'Brien (1968): ) The Court ruled that "(w)hen "speech" and "nonspeech" elements are combined in the same course of conduct, a sufficiently important governmental interest in regulating the nonspeech element can justify incidental limitations on First Amendment freedoms."
2. Boos v. Barry (1988):Held that laws restricting protests near embassies must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest in order to be valid.
3. West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): The Court ruled that refusing to salute the flag is permitted under the First Amendment.
4. Spence v. Washington (1974): The Court found that expressive conduct is permitted in invoking First Amendment rights.
5. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942): The Court ruled that the right of free speech is not absolute at all times and under all circumstances. And that "fighting words" may be proscribed.
6. City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent (1984): The Court found that the First Amendment does not guarantee the right to employ every conceivable method of communication at all times and in all places.
7. Smith v. Goguen (1974): The Court affirmed a ruling that convicted someone who publicly treated the flag of the United States with contempt.